Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Review Meta Analysis
The impact of senior doctor assessment at triage on emergency department performance measures: systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
To determine if placing a senior doctor at triage versus standard single nurse in a hospital emergency department (ED) improves ED performance by reviewing evidence from comparative design studies using several quality indicators. ⋯ This review demonstrates that SDT can be an effective measure to enhance ED performance, although cost versus benefit analysis is needed. The potential high risk of bias in the evidence identified, however, mandates more robust multicentred studies to confirm these findings.