the emergency severity index (esi) is a five-level triage system that has shown promising reliability and validity. according to esi algorithm, in the presence of danger zone respiratory rate (rr), heart rate (hr) or oxygen (o2) saturation, patients should be up-triaged from esi level 3 to 2 hence, the current study aimed to investigate the value of the measurement of vital signs in predicting ...

cAMP is a universal second messenger. Its signalling is mediated by protein kinase A, Epac and certain types of ion channels in mammalians. cAMP signalling is involved in many physiological processes ranging from vision to the control of insulin secretion, pacemaker activity and gene transcription and therefore selective pharmacological interference is of medical interest. Whereas selective inh...

Excellence Synergic Index (ESI) is a new method for the excellence measurement. This technique is a causal method. ESI method was developed for studying the relations and interaction of excellence criteria and organizational pathology. By “ESI”, it is possible to measure the performance excellence of any service enterprises, to diagnosis organizational pathos and to propose problem-solvin...

excellence synergic index (esi) is a new method for the excellence measurement. this technique is a causal method. esi method was developed for studying the relations and interaction of excellence criteria and organizational pathology. by “esi”, it is possible to measure the performance excellence of any service enterprises, to diagnosis organizational pathos and to propose problem-solving an...

objective: triage procedure is one of the most important aspects of emergency departments as it has an undeniable role on the management of patients. it includes 5 categories based on the emergency severity index (esi) according to the condition of severity. for better decision making and management, it is important to have skillful and experienced nursing staff. in the current study, we aimed ...

background and purpose: the emergency severity index (esi) triage system has been recommended by the ministry of health to classify patients at emergency departments. this study aimed to assess the validity of esi system (version 4) in the emergency department of a teaching hospital. outcome measures were hospitalization, emergency department (ed) length of stay, resource consumption, in-hospit...