Unscheduled return visits to a pediatric emergency department

Unscheduled return visits to a pediatric emergency department

Background and objective: Return visits (RVs) to a pediatric emergency department (ED) within a short period after discharge have an influence on overcrowding of the ED and reveal some weaknesses of the health care system. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of RVs and factors related to...

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Main Authors: Sigita Burokienė, Ignė Kairienė, Marius Strička, Liutauras Labanauskas, Rimantė Čerkauskienė, Juozas Raistenskis, Emilija Burokaitė, Vytautas Usonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
Pediatric emergency department
Return visit
Urgent care
Children
Overcrowding
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X17300034

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