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This scoping review aims to identify the barriers and facilitators to facility-based triage implementation in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) within peer-reviewed literature and map them to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). We searched Scopus, Web of Science-Core Collection, Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, CINAHL, AfricaWide, and Global Health for original research articles, with one or more barriers or facilitators to triage implementation in an LMIC facility. Two reviewers independently screened studies in Covidence. A third reviewer resolved conflicts at each stage. Data was extracted in Covidence by one reviewer and verified by a second. We conducted thematic content analysis of barriers and facilitators and mapped them to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). We also conducted quality appraisals of each study using Joanna-Briggs Institute (JBI) tools and the Mixed Method Appraisal tool (MMAT). 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