Implementation of an early attention strategy to reduce emergency room overcrowding in an academic institution in Colombia, a pilot study.

Autor:	Jaramillo, German Devia, Zuluaga, Nathalia Esmeral, Avellaneda, Viviana Andrea Velandia, Ramirez, Salvador Menendez, Neira, Fernando Jose Pimienta, Contador, Angie Paola Lopez, Gallo, Juan Pablo Vargas
Předmět:	MEDICAL protocols EARLY medical intervention PATIENTS HUMAN services programs ACADEMIC medical centers PATIENT safety MEDICAL quality control HOSPITAL admission & discharge EMERGENCY room visits PILOT projects HOSPITAL emergency services STRATEGIC planning EMERGENCY medical services RETROSPECTIVE studies DESCRIPTIVE statistics CROWDS RESEARCH MEDICAL records ACQUISITION of data PHYSICIAN-patient relations LENGTH of stay in hospitals COMPARATIVE studies PATIENT satisfaction MEDICAL triage TIME
Zdroj:	International Journal of Emergency Medicine; 10/10/2024, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p1-6, 6p
Abstrakt:	Overcrowding is a worldwide problem, and long waiting times are associated with increased morbidity and even mortality of patients regardless of triage classification. Although there are many tools published in the literature that contribute to the reduction of overcrowding, for the Colombian population there are not many tools evaluated to reduce the length of stay of patients in the emergency department. This is a retrospective analytical study that compared whether there was a difference in patient definition time and ED length of stay between a group attended under an early care protocol (PAT) versus the usual protocol. Of the total of 969 patients included it was found that the group attended under the PAT protocol had a shorter definition time than the usual protocol, also the Emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) was significantly lower in the PAT group compared to the usual protocol. The implementation of the PAT protocol performed by emergency physicians allows a faster contact with the patient by the physician, and leads to a significant reduction of EDLOS, contributing to the reduction of overcrowding in the emergency department. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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