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Area of Science:

  • Emergency medicine
  • Surgical triage
  • Patient safety

Background:

  • The Adaptive Process Triage (ADAPT) system was widely used in Denmark from 2009-2011.
  • No prior evaluation of Danish triage systems focused on acute abdominal surgery patients.
  • Gastrointestinal perforation (GIP) is a high-mortality surgical emergency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the ADAPT triage system in identifying patients with gastrointestinal perforation (GIP).

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of emergency abdominal laparoscopies and laparotomies at Herlev Hospital over one year.
  • Data collection included patient triage levels from medical records.
  • Patients were categorized as green-yellow (less severe) or orange-red (severe/life-threatening).

Main Results:

  • 803 patients with triage levels were analyzed; 136 had GIP.
  • The negative predictive value of ADAPT for GIP was 83.2%.
  • One in six patients with GIP was initially triaged as green or yellow, indicating missed diagnoses.

Conclusions:

  • The ADAPT triage system is not effective in identifying patients with gastrointestinal perforation.
  • The system fails to recognize critically ill surgical patients, potentially delaying essential treatment.