Comparing definitions of a pediatric emergency department

Autor: Margaret E. Samuels‐Kalow, Ashley F. Sullivan, Krislyn M. Boggs, Jingya Gao, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Carlos A. Camargo Jr
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2688-1152
DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12478
Popis: Abstract Objective Health services research on the differences in care between pediatric and general emergency departments (EDs) is limited by ambiguity regarding the definition of a pediatric ED. Our goal was to determine the proportion of EDs captured by commonly used definitions of pediatric ED. Methods We linked data for 2016 from two databases from New York State – the State Emergency Department Database and State Inpatient Database (SEDD/SID) and the National Emergency Department Inventory‐USA (NEDI‐USA). We examined the following 4 common definitions of pediatric ED: (1) admission capability, (2) physically distinct pediatric area in the ED, (3) membership in the Children's Hospital Association, and (4) volume of pediatric ED visits (patients
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