conclusions considering that the most frequent reason for our urvs was patient-related factors, where all cases had left the cpu against medical advice (ama) during their first attendance, we recommend that further appropriate strategies be devised to prevent leaving against medical advice. results patient-related factors accounted for most 72 hours urvs (49%). multivariable analysis revealed t...

Objectives: To identify the reasons for unscheduled return visits to a public emergency department and possible strategies to reduce unscheduled return visits. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: A public emergency department in Hong Kong. Patients: Unscheduled return visits within 48 hours in a threemonth period from 14 January 2000 to 15 April 2000. Main outcome measures: Patients' epide...

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...

A persistent problem for emergency physicians is the patient who returns unscheduled to the emergency department with a problem that either has not improved or has worsened. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of revisits and the nature of the problems. All patients returning within 72 hours of their initial visit were entered into the study. The charts were evaluated for cl...

Return visits to the emergency room have come under scrutiny with a view to identifying the reasons for these events. The aim of the study was to estimate the incidence of return visits to emergency room and to compare this with data from other countries, with a view to proposing a method of monitoring this parameter nationwide. Ours is the first Italian study to report the incidence of return ...

INTRODUCTION The rate of return visits at urban emergency departments (EDs) has been reported as approximately 3% within 72 hours of discharge. However, the current literature does not indicate the rate of return visits for rural EDs. The purpose of this study was to determine the bounce-back rate at a rural ED and to characterize the visits. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed...

INTRODUCTION Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) is a condition that commonly affects women in the first trimester of pregnancy. Despite frequently leading to emergency department (ED) visits, little evidence exists to characterize the nature of ED visits or to guide its treatment in the ED. Our objectives were to evaluate the treatment of NVP in the ED and to identify factors that predict r...