| Autor: |
German Devia Jaramillo, Nathalia Esmeral Zuluaga, Viviana Andrea Velandia Avellaneda, Salvador Menendez Ramirez, Fernando Jose Pimienta Neira, Angie Paola Lopez Contador, Juan Pablo Vargas Gallo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1865-1380 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12245-024-00700-7 |
| Popis: |
Abstract 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. |
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