RESUMEN

This study shows that a critical care severity scale cannot be used to decide which patients at admission, in a community teaching hospital, should go to critical care. Further research is required to validate the conclusion that a severity score cannot be used as a triage tool.

Asunto(s)

Cuidados Críticos , Triaje/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Femenino , Capacidad de Camas en Hospitales , Hospitales Comunitarios , Hospitales de Enseñanza , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , New Jersey , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad