Publication date: May 19, 2025
This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing triage duration in emergency departments, comparing the impact of individual nurse characteristics with contextual and patient-related variables. This monocentric retrospective observational design, conducted from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2022, analyzed 382,027 triage events at Merano Hospital. Data from periods affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic were excluded to ensure analysis under standard emergency conditions. Triage durations were evaluated using statistical models, including random effects, to capture both individual and systemic influences. A total of 51 nurses performed triage, with a median time of 1. 9 minutes (interquartile range, 1. 1-3. 7). Nurse-related factors accounted for only 11. 5% of the variability, whereas patient and contextual factors had greater influence. Older patients had longer triage times (+0. 0079 min/y; P
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Coronavirus | Emergency department |
| Nurses | Health systems analysis |
| Retrospective | Nurse efficiency |
| Patient throughput |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | emergency |
| disease | MESH | coronavirus disease 2019 |