Lack of Gender Disparities in Emergency Department Triage of Acute Stroke Patients

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" Lack of Gender Disparities in Emergency Department Triage of Acute Stroke Patients "
Madsen, Tracy E.; Choo, Esther K.; Seigel, Todd A.; Palms, Danielle; Silver, Brian

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	933661
Doc. No	:	LA21z0b85r
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Madsen, Tracy E.; Choo, Esther K.; Seigel, Todd A.; Palms, Danielle; Silver, Brian
Title & Author	:	Lack of Gender Disparities in Emergency Department Triage of Acute Stroke Patients [Article]\ Madsen, Tracy E.; Choo, Esther K.; Seigel, Todd A.; Palms, Danielle; Silver, Brian
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	16/1
Date	:	2015
Abstract	:	Introduction: Previous literature has shown gender disparities in the care of acute ischemic stroke. Compared to men, women wait longer for brain imaging and are less likely to receive intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Emergency department (ED) triage is an important step in the rapid assessment of stroke patients and is a possible contributor to disparities. It is unknown whether gender differences exist in ED triage of acute stroke patients. Our primary objective was to determine whether gender disparities exist in the triage of acute stroke patients as defined by Emergency Severity Index (ESI) levels and use of ED critical care beds.