Risk Factors for Emergency Department Unscheduled Return Visits
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Unscheduled return visits to a Dutch inner-city emergency department
BACKGROUND Unscheduled return visits to the emergency department (ED) may reflect shortcomings in care. This study characterized ED return visits with respect to incidence, risk factors, reasons and post-ED disposition. We hypothesized that risk factors for unscheduled return and reasons for returning would differ from previous studies, due to differences in health care systems. METHODS All u...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicina
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1648-9144
DOI: 10.3390/medicina55080457