tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " A retrospective cohort pilot study to evaluate a triage tool for use in a pandemic"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: A retrospective cohort pilot study to evaluate a triage tool for use in a pandemic. | Available online http content 13 5 R170 Research A retrospective cohort pilot study to evaluate a triage tool for use in a pandemic Michael D Christian1 Cindy Hamielec2 Neil M Lazar3 Randy S Wax4 Lauren Griffith5 Margaret S Herridge3 David Lee6 and Deborah J Cook7 Department of National Defence -- Canadian Forces Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto University Health Network University of Toronto 600 University Avenue Toronto ON Canada M5G 1X5 2Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation McMaster University 237 Barton Street East Hamilton ON Canada L8L 2X2 3University Health Network University of Toronto 200 Elizabeth Street Toronto ON Canada M5G 2C4 4Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto University of Toronto 600 University Avenue Toronto ON Canada M5G 1X5 5McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton ON Canada L8S4L8 6University of Toronto 600 University Avenue Toronto ON Canada M5G 1X5 7St Josephs Health Care Centre McMaster University 50 Charlton Avenue East Hamilton ON Canada L8N 4A6 Corresponding author Michael D Christian Received 25 Aug 2009 Revisions requested 2 Oct 2009 Revisions received 14 Oct 2009 Accepted 29 Oct 2009 Published 29 Oct 2009 Critical Care 2009 13 R170 doi cc8146 This article is online at http content 13 5 R1 70 2009 Christian et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Open Access Abstract Introduction The objective of this pilot study was to assess the usability of the draft Ontario triage protocol to estimate its potential impact on patient outcomes and ability to increase resource availability based on a retrospective cohort of critically ill patients cared for during a non-pandemic period. Methods Triage officers applied the protocol .