Association between early returns and frequent ED visits at a rural academic medical center
| Autor: | Debra J. Paulson, Patricia L. Heilman, Jack E. Riggs, Gerald R. Hobbs, Ann S. Chinnis, Stephen M. Davis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Health Services Misuse Patient Admission Predictive Value of Tests medicine Odds Ratio Humans Quality of Health Care High rate Academic Medical Centers business.industry Public health General Medicine Odds ratio Emergency department Confidence interval Predictive factor Predictive value of tests Retreatment Utilization Review Emergency Medicine Rural Health Services Rural area business Emergency Service Hospital Demography |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of emergency medicine. 21(1) |
| ISSN: | 0735-6757 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to examine the influence of frequent emergency department (ED) use on early returns to the ED at a large rural academic medical center. An analysis was done of all 35,440 visits by 22,442 individuals to a large rural academic medical center ED during calendar year 2000. Of 35,440 ED visits, there were 1,992 (5.62%) return visits within 72 hours (early return). Frequent ED visits (visits made by individuals making 4 or more visits per year) was a predictor of early return visits (odds ratio [OR] 3.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.93-3.52; Wald χ2, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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