[Prehospital triage of undifferentiated syndromes in the ambulance].

Autor:	Kingma SL; LUMC, afd. Raad van Bestuur, Leiden., Roukens MP; VieCuri Medisch Centrum, afd. Anesthesiologie, Venlo (tevens: RAV Zeeland)., Bosch J; RAV Hollands Midden, sectie Onderzoek en ontwikkeling, Leiden., Groeneveld GH; LUMC, afd. Interne geneeskunde, Leiden.; Contact: Geert H. Groeneveld (g.h.groeneveld@lumc.nl).
Jazyk:	Dutch; Flemish
Zdroj:	Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 2023 Sep 28; Vol. 167. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 28.
Abstrakt:	Increasing complexity due to an ageing population, a shortage of healthcare professionals and the rising costs are major concerns for the acute care in the coming years. Innovative triage methods in the ambulance could improve appropriate care for patients with subacute undifferentiated syndromes. A proportion of these patients should not be transferred to an emergency department. We conducted a systematic literature search on prehospital triage in the ambulance and evaluated the results relevant to the Dutch acute care system. Consultation of primary care or hospital physicians by paramedics to decide on the optimal strategy for the individual patient seems promising. Adding a video connection could increase the potential benefits. Point-of-care testing in well-defined syndromes does improve prehospital triage and may therefore be of benefit in undifferentiated syndromes. Both techniques may keep ambulances away from presenting specific patients on emergency departments, enabling appropriate use of scarce acute care facilities.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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