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Emergency department care for trauma patients in settings of active conflict versus urban violence: all of the same calibre?

Valles P, Van den Bergh R, van den Boogaard W, Tayler-Smith K, Gayraud O,  et al.
2016-11-03 • International Health
2016-11-03 • International Health
BACKGROUND
Trauma is a leading cause of death and represents a major problem in developing countries where access to good quality emergency care is limited. Médecins Sans Frontières ...
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Providing emergency care and assessing a patient triage system in a referral hospital in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study

Sunyoto T, Van der Bergh R, Valles P, Gutierrez RO, Ayada L,  et al.
2014-11-06 • BMC Health Services Research
2014-11-06 • BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundIn resource-poor settings, where health systems are frequently stretched to their capacity, access to emergency care is often limited. Triage systems have been proposed as a to...
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Inter-rater and intrarater reliability of the South African Triage Scale in low-resource settings of Haiti and Afghanistan

Dalwai MK, Tayler-Smith K, Twomey M, Nasim M, Popal AQ,  et al.
2018-03-16 • Emergency Medicine Journal: EMJ
2018-03-16 • Emergency Medicine Journal: EMJ
The South African Triage Scale (SATS) has demonstrated good validity in the EDs of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported sites in Afghanistan and Haiti; however, corresponding reliabi...
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Reliability and accuracy of the South African Triage Scale when used by nurses in the emergency department of Timergara Hospital, Pakistan

Dalwai MK, Twomey M, Maikere J, Said S, Wakeel M,  et al.
2014-03-26 • South African Medical Journal
2014-03-26 • South African Medical Journal
Background. Triage is one of the core requirements for the provision of effective emergency care and has been shown to reduce patient mortality. However, in low- and middle-income countr...
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The Modified South African Triage Scale System for Mortality Prediction in Resource-Constrained Emergency Surgical Centers: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Massaut J, Valles P, Ghismonde A, Jacques CJ, Louis LP,  et al.
2017-08-23 • BMC Health Services Research
2017-08-23 • BMC Health Services Research
The South African Triage Scale (SATS) was developed to facilitate patient triage in emergency departments (EDs) and is used by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in low-resource environments...
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Regional anesthesia for painful injuries after disasters (RAPID): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Levine AC, Teicher CL, Aluisio AR, Wiskel T, Valles P,  et al.
2016-11-14 • Trials
2016-11-14 • Trials
BACKGROUND
Lower extremity trauma during earthquakes accounts for the largest burden of disaster-related injuries. Insufficient pain management is common in resource-limited disaster...
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Is the South African Triage Scale Valid for Use in Afghanistan, Haiti and Sierra Leone?

Dalwai MK, Valles P, Twomey M, Nzomukunda Y, Jonjo P,  et al.
2017-06-15 • BMJ Global Health
2017-06-15 • BMJ Global Health
Objective To assess the validity of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) in four Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported emergency departments (ED, two trauma-only sites, one mixed sit...