Assessment of ED triage of anaphylaxis patients based on the Emergency Severity Index

Autor: Benjamin J. Sandefur, Justine M. Ade, Daniel Chiang, Christine M. Lohse, Xiao wei Liu, M. Fernanda Bellolio, Ronna L. Campbell
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Emergency Medical Services
Urticaria
Patient characteristics
Logistic regression
Severity of Illness Index
Cohort Studies
0302 clinical medicine
Tachycardia
Odds Ratio
Sympathomimetics
Child
Hypoxia
Tachypnea
Academic Medical Centers
Age Factors
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Emergency Severity Index
Epinephrine
Uvula
Child
Preschool
Emergency Medicine
Female
lipids (amino acids
peptides
and proteins)
Emergency Service
Hospital
Anaphylaxis
medicine.drug
Cohort study
Adult
inorganic chemicals
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Time-to-Treatment
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
medicine
Humans
Angioedema
business.industry
Pruritus
organic chemicals
Patient Acuity
technology
industry
and agriculture
Infant
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
Emergency department
medicine.disease
Triage
Logistic Models
Emergency medicine
Pharynx
business
Zdroj: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 46:449-455
ISSN: 0735-6757
Popis: To describe the emergency department (ED) triage of anaphylaxis patients based on the Emergency Severity Index (ESI), assess the association between ESI triage level and ED epinephrine administration, and determine characteristics associated with lower acuity triage ESI assignment (levels 3 and 4).We conducted a cohort study of adult and pediatric anaphylaxis patients between September 2010 and September 2018 at an academic ED. Patient characteristics and management were compared between Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage level 1 or 2 versus levels 3 or 4 using logistic regression analysis. We adhered to STROBE reporting guidelines.A total of 1090 patient visits were included. There were 26 (2%), 515 (47%), 489 (45%), and 60 (6%) visits that were assigned an ESI triage level of 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Epinephrine was administered in the ED to 53% of patients triaged ESI level 1 or 2 and to 40% of patients triaged ESI level 3 or 4. Patients who were assigned a lower acuity ESI level of 3 or 4 had a longer median time from ED arrival to epinephrine administration compared to those with a higher acuity ESI level of 1 or 2 (28 min compared to 13 min, p .001). A lower acuity ESI level was more likely to be assigned to visits with a chief concern of hives, rash, or pruritus (OR 2.33 [95% CI, 1.20-4.53]) and less likely to be assigned to visits among adults (OR, 0.43 [0.31-0.60]), patients who received epinephrine from emergency medical services (OR 0.56 [0.38-0.82]), presented with posterior pharyngeal or uvular angioedema (OR, 0.56 [0.38-0.82]), hypoxemia (OR, 0.34 [0.18-0.64]), or increased heart (OR 0.83 [0.73-0.95]) or respiratory (OR 0.70 [0.60-0.82]) rates.Patients triaged to lower acuity ESI levels experienced delays in ED epinephrine administration. Adult and pediatric patients with skin-related chief concerns were more likely to be to be assigned lower acuity ESI levels. Further studies are needed to identify interventions that will improve ED anaphylaxis triage.
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