Table 4 Appraisal of scientific evidence (according to GRADE) - Reliability of triage scales.
Effect measure (endpoint) | Triage scale | No. Patients/cases (no. Studies) | Agreement (Kappa/ percent) | Scientific evidence | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reliability | ATS | 10 cases (1 study) [26] | 38.7%-79% | Insufficient ⊕○○○ | Reduction for study quality and imprecise data (-1) |
CTAS | 1372 patients/cases | 0.20-0.84 (κ-value) | Insufficient ⊕○○○ | Reduction for study quality and heterogeneity of results (-1) | |
MTS | 50 cases (1 study) [31] | 0.48 (κ-value) | Insufficient ⊕○○○ | Reduction for study quality and imprecise data (-1) | |
SRTS | 423 patients (1 study) [6] | 0.87 (κ-value) | Insufficient ⊕○○○ | Reduction for study quality and uncertainty of transferability (-1) | |
Rutschmann | 22 cases (1 study) [8] | 0.28-0.40 (κ-value) | Insufficient ⊕○○○ | Reduction for study quality (-1) | |
Brillman | 5123 patients (1 study) [32] | 0.45 (κ-value) | Limited ⊕⊕○○ |