From triage to treatment of severe abdominal pain in the emergency department: evaluating the implementation of the emergency severity index

J Emerg Nurs. 2009 Sep;35(5):485-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.05.010. Epub 2009 Jun 25.

Authors

Eileen Swailes¹, Ellen Rich, Kathleen Lock, Curt Cicotte

Affiliation

¹ Emergency Department, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, NY 11795, USA. Eileen.swailes@chsli.org

PMID: 19748041
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.05.010

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / diagnosis*
Abdominal Pain / therapy*
Adult
Emergency Nursing / education
Emergency Nursing / methods*
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Humans
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Male
Severity of Illness Index*
Triage / methods*