应急部门的观察单位是否有助于预防结患者的复诊?
Philip Giarrusso1, Christopher Raio1, Anil Bhagavath1
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Good Samaritan University Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, New York, United States of America.
The American journal of emergency medicine
|December 28, 2024
概括
从急诊部 (ED) 观察单元 (EDOU) 出院的患者与直接出院的患者相比,14天的再访率相似. 这一发现甚至适用于EDOU组中具有较高风险结石特征的患者.
科学领域:
- 腎臟病學 (nephrology) 是一種醫學.
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
背景情况:
- 如果疼痛得到控制,结肠通常可以通过家庭放电来管理.
- 紧急部门观察单位 (EDOU) 为脏结肠病患者提供了替代性处置.
- 这项研究比较了EDOU和直接ED释放之间的脏的14天复诊率.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较14天的急诊室 (ED) 复诊率对于.
- 评估14天的严重ED复诊 (需要住院或泌尿外科干预).
- 评估ED观察单元 (EDOU) 是否会影响结肠患者的复诊率.
主要方法:
- 成年结患者 (2016-2024) 的回顾性观察性研究.
- 在索引ED访问期间入院的患者被排除在外.
- 直接ED放电和EDOU处置队伍之间的结果比较.
主要成果:
- 包括1836名患者:1376名 (ED排放) 和460名 (EDOU).
- 在14天的整体复诊率上没有显著差异 (8.6%对9.3%).
- 在14天的重复重诊率 (3.4%对3.7%) 中没有显著差异.
结论:
- 紧急部门观察单位 (EDOU) 没有改变14天的结肠复诊率.
- 在EDOU中的患者呈现出更高风险的石头特征 (更大的尺寸,近端位置,水).
- 尽管具有更高风险的特征,EDOU患者的复诊率与直接出院的患者相似.
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