Triage system | Method | N | Measure | Value (95% CI) |
ESI version 33 | Written case scenarios | 20 scenarios | Quadratic weighted kappa | 0.84 to 1.00 |
ESI version 33 | Simultaneous triage | 272 patients | Quadratic weighted κ | 0.59 (0.55 to 0.63) |
Three-level triage system18 | Written case scenarios | 12 scenarios | κ | 0.29 |
Pediatric Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale4 | Written case scenarios | 55 scenarios | Weighted κ* | 0.51 (0.50 to 0.52) |
Pediatric Triage and Acuity Scale4 7 | Simultaneous triage | 499 patients | Linear weighted κ | 0.55 (0.48 to 0.61) |
Quadratic weighted κ | 0.61 (0.42 to 0.80) | |||
Four-level triage scale5 | Written case scenarios | 55 scenarios | Weighted κ* | 0.45 (0.45 to 0.46) |
Soterion Rapid Triage System19 | Simultaneous triage | 117 patients | Weighted κ* | 0.90 (0.83 to 0.96) |
↵* Unknown whether linear or quadratic weighted kappa was used. ESI, Emergency Severity Index.