Pediatric Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department with Abnormal Vital Signs

Pediatric Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department with Abnormal Vital Signs

INTRODUCTION Children often present to the emergency department (ED) with minor conditions such as fever and have persistently abnormal vital signs. We hypothesized that a significant portion of children discharged from the ED would have abnormal vital signs and that those discharged with abnormal vital signs would experience very few adverse events. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart...

Emergency Department Crowding is Associated with Reduced Satisfaction Scores in Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department

INTRODUCTION Emergency department (ED) crowding has been shown to negatively impact patient outcomes. Few studies have addressed the effect of ED crowding on patient satisfaction. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of ED crowding on patient satisfaction in patients discharged from the ED. METHODS We measured patient satisfaction using Press-Ganey surveys returned by patients that visite...

Can an emergency department clinical "triggers" program based on abnormal vital signs improve patient outcomes?

BACKGROUND Because abnormal vital signs indicate the potential for clinical deterioration, it is logical to make emergency physicians immediately aware of those patients who present with abnormal vital signs. OBJECTIVES To determine if a clinical triggers program in the emergency department (ED) setting that utilized predetermined abnormal vital signs to activate a rapid assessment by an emer...

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Patients arriving by ambulance to the Emergency Department; vital signs and 30 day mortality

Background Vital signs outside the normal range on arrival to an emergency department are related to a poor prognostic outcome. However, the knowledge of the prognostic value of vital signs measured in the ambulance is scarce. The aim of the study was to describe vital signs measured in the ambulance (saturation, systolic blood pressure, pulse, respiratory frequency and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)...