Secondary triage classification using an ensemble random forest technique.

Journal: Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Triage of patients in the emergency department is a complex task based on several uncertainties and ambiguous information. Triage must be implemented within two to five minutes to avoid potential fatality and increased waiting time.

Authors

  • Dhifaf Azeez
    Department of Control and Systems Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • K B Gan
    Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia.
  • M A Mohd Ali
    Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia.
  • M S Ismail
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.