OBJECTIVES The authors hypothesized that a new strategy, termed the independent-capacity protocol (ICP), which was defined as primary stabilization at the emergency department (ED) and utilization of community resources via transfer to local hospitals, would reduce ED overcrowding without requiring additional hospital resources. METHODS This is a before-and-after trial that included all patie...

Abstract Introduction BAETS recently reviewed daycase thyroid surgery in the UK through a debate and webinar; changed society's position statement support of procedures. Post-thyroidectomy haemorrhage remains concern. This Endocrine Surgical Unit published data (2015 & 2017) regarding our thyroid/parathyroid since 2005. The practice has developed numbers, patient information given safety pr...

OBJECTIVES To examine the utilisation pattern of accident and emergency services and to study the possible impact of a user-fee policy on non-emergency attendances in Hong Kong. DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS Four different scenarios are postulated to examine the impact on the number of accident and emergency attendances of a user-fee policy from 2000 to 2029. Patient volume data of ac...

PURPOSE Seasonal variations in asthma-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits have long been recognized. This study aimed to investigate the seasonal patterns of asthma in children and adolescents who presented at emergency departments in Korea. METHODS We analyzed the National Emergency Department Information System records from 117 emergency departments in Korea that compri...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, emergency consultations have been done by a general practitioner (GP) in Switzerland. Over the last years, there seems to have been a shift between general practice to hospital emergency ward utilisation. There are several local initiatives of general practitioners and hospitals to change the organisation of emergency care. To plan a new organisation form of emergency ...

Objectives. To examine the utilisation pattern of accident and emergency services and to study the possible impact of a user-fee policy on non-emergency attendances in Hong Kong. Design. Retrospective study. Methods. Four different scenarios are postulated to examine the impact on the number of accident and emergency attendances of a user-fee policy from 2000 to 2029. Patient volume data of acc...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the usefulness of a short stay or 23-hour ward in a pediatric unit of a large teaching hospital, Westmead Hospital, and an academic Children's hospital, The New Children's Hospital, to determine if they are a useful addition to the emergency service. METHODS This is a descriptive comparison of prospectively collected data on all children admitted to the short stay ward ...