Acta ophthalmologica
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Acta ophthalmologica · Nov 2014
Towards patient self-triage in the ophthalmic emergency department: sensitivity and specificity of a self-triage instrument.
Trained ophthalmic triage staff may not constantly be available in the emergency department of a specialized ophthalmic hospital, particularly at night. To support the current triage process, the aim of this study was to develop an ophthalmic instrument of patient self-triage (ISET). ⋯ The results show that the ISET is a sensitive and specific instrument for ophthalmic triage compared with a trained ophthalmic triage assistant.