Outcomes From Referrals and Unscheduled Visits From Community Emergency Departments to a Regional Pediatric Emergency Department in Canada
| Autor: | Ardalan Ahmadi, Eric Grafstein, Quynh Doan, Ethan Reiner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatric emergency
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| Zdroj: | Pediatric emergency care. 35(3) |
| ISSN: | 1535-1815 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES Existing pediatric literature describing repeat visits to the emergency department (ED) for the same medical complaint has yet to report on patient flow patterns from general EDs (GEDs) to a pediatric ED (PED). We sought to characterize the population of patients who are treated in a GED and subsequently present to a PED for further care. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study reviewing all pediatric visits (age < 17 y) at 5 GEDs in Vancouver. Our primary outcome measure was the proportion of visits with a subsequent visit to a PED ( |
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