Nasoenteral tube: factors associated with delay between indication and use in emergency services.

Objective: to know the time between indication and use of a nasoenteral tube (NET) and factors associated with delays.

Method: A prospective cohort study that followed adults in a Brazilian emergency department, since the indication of the use of a NET, evaluating clinical variables and the work process. The Generalized Estimated Equations model was adopted to identify factors associated with the delays in each stage of the process.

Manchester System: time spent on risk classification and priority of care at an emergency medical service.

Objective: To assess the time before and time spent on risk classification, priority of care, and destination of patients within 24 hours after their admission to an emergency medical service.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study that included adults classified by the Manchester Triage System at the largest emergency medical service in the south of the country in 2012. The data were made available in the form of an electronic sheet and analyzed according to their characteristics and distribution.