Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Utility of the Emergency Severity Index by Accuracy of Interrater Agreement by Expert Triage Nurses in a Simulated Scenario in Japan: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a highly reliable and valid triage scale that is widely used in emergency departments in not only English language regions but also other countries. The Japan Triage and Acuity Scale (JTAS) is frequently used for emergency patients, and the ESI has not been evaluated against the JTAS in Japan. This study aimed to examine the decision accuracy of the ESI for simulated clinical scenarios among nursing specialists in Japan compared with the JTAS. ⋯ These findings suggest that the ESI can be introduced in Japan, despite its different emergency medical background compared with other countries.