Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing triage systems in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
Ghada Elhadari, Sarah Aly, Alexandria Brackett, Hani Mowafi, Marie A. Brault · 2026
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Ghada Elhadari and four co-authors review what helps or blocks the setup of triage systems in hospitals across low- and middle-income countries. Triage means sorting arriving patients by urgency so the sickest are treated first. Good emergency care could prevent many deaths in these countries, yet triage often fails to take hold.
The team searched eight databases and kept fifty-seven studies that named barriers or supports. Each factor was mapped onto a standard framework for putting new practices into place. Reports clustered most around how programmes are run day to day, the traits of the people involved, and the inner life of each facility, such as staffing, space, and leadership. Features of the triage tools themselves also mattered. The authors offer the map as a planning guide for emergency care leaders who want triage to last, not just launch.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ghada Elhadari, Sarah Aly, Alexandria Brackett, Hani Mowafi, Marie A. Brault |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |