Predicting repeat emergency department presentations, analysis of health administrative data 2019
Repeat emergency department presentations are associated with increasing risk of future hospitalisation.
After adjusting for age, sex, and CTAS (triage scale), ED visit count was an independent predictor of asthma hospitalization. Compared to children with no previous ED visits, the risk of future hospitalization in children with one previous visit and those with two or more visits was 2.9 and 4.4 times higher, respectively.
Categories:
Emergency Department Presentations
Entry Date:
01/07/2021
Source 1 Name:
Giangioppo et al 2019, Emergency department visit count: a practical tool to predict asthma hospitalisation in children, Journal of Asthma
Source 1 URL:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31225968/