The Emergency Severity Index ® (ESI) is a tool for use in emergency department (ED) triage. The ESI algorithm yields rapid, reproducible, and clinically relevant stratification of patients into five groups, from level 1 (most urgent) to level 5 (least urgent). The ESI provides a method for categorizing ED patients by acuity with consideration of

The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level emergency department triage algorithm, initially developed in 1998 by emergency physicians Richard Wurez and David Eitel. [1] It was previously maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) but is currently maintained by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).

Accurate emergency department (ED) triage is essential to prioritize the most critically ill patients and distribute resources appropriately. The most used triage system in the US is the Emergency Severity Index (ESI). To derive and validate an algorithm to assess the rate of mistriage and to identify characteristics associated with mistriage.

ESI scores among ED patients with active cancer indicate higher acuity than the general ED population and are predictive of disposition and ED resource utilization. These findings demonstrate that the ESI is a valid triage tool for use in this population for outcomes directly relevant to ED care.

Importance Most emergency departments (EDs) across the US use the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) to predict acuity and resource needs. A comprehensive assessment of ESI accuracy among pediatric patients is lacking.

2023年3月17日 · This cohort study derives and validates an electronic health record–based tool to assess the frequency of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) mistriage and

2007年2月14日 · The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a 5-level triage acuity rating system that was developed by a group of emergency physicians and nurses in the late 1990s. 1 Many emergency departments in the both the United States and Europe have adopted the ESI for emergency department triage.

The ESI is a 5-level triage algorithm used to determine acuity level of patients presenting to the emergency department and prioritize resources. Triage providers assess the chief complaint and immediate needs, obtain vital signs, and then assign an ESI score of 1 to 5 as follows: Race and ethnicity are not included as input variables.

The Emergency Severity Index (ESI), a unique, 5-level triage acuity system developed by a group of emergency nurses and physicians in the United States, has demonstrated very good inter-rater reliability and validity. 8–13 Figure 1 presents version 3 of the ESI algorithm, which represents a very unique approach to triage. Initially patients ...

The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a tool for use in emergency department (ED) triage. The ESI triage algorithm yields rapid, reproducible, and clinically relevant stratification of patients into five groups, from level 1 (most urgent) to level 5 (least urgent). The ESI provides a method for categorizing ED patients by both acuity and ...