Clinical Impact of Artificial Intelligence-Based Triage Systems in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review

Emergency departments (EDs) worldwide face increasing pressure to optimize triage processes amidst rising patient volumes and resource constraints. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a potential solution to enhance triage accuracy and efficiency, yet its real-world clinical impact remains inadequately characterized. We conducted a systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items f...

Clinical Impact of Artificial Intelligence-Based Triage Systems in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review
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In brief

Emergency departments (EDs) worldwide face increasing pressure to optimize triage processes amidst rising patient volumes and resource constraints. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a potential solution to enhance triage accuracy and efficiency, yet its real-world clinical impact remains inadequately characterized.

We conducted a systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items f...

The gain

Emergency departments (EDs) worldwide face increasing pressure to optimize triage processes amidst rising patient volumes and resource constraints. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a potential solution to enhance triage accuracy and efficiency, yet its real-world clinical impact remains inadequately characterized. We conducted a systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items f...

Sources

  1. Peer-reviewedCureus2025-06-01

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