Improving emergency department throughput: An outcomes evaluation of two additional models of care
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- 作者：Elizabeth Elder ; MN (Honours) MAdvancedPrac (Emergency Nursing) BN ; BA ; RNa ; e.elder@griffith.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author (Lecturer) ; Amy N.B. Johnston ; BSc(Hons) ; BN ; MEd ; PhD ; RNb (Research Fellow) ; Julia Crilly ; MEmerg Nurs(Hons) ; BN ; RN ; PhDb (Associate Professor)
- 关键词：Emergency department ; Length of stay ; Physician at triage ; Medical assessment units ; Outcomes ; National Emergency Access Targets (NEAT)
- 刊名：International Emergency Nursing
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：25
- 期：Complete
- 页码：19-26
- 全文大小：318 K
文摘
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Two additional models of care were trialled for patients in a large ED.
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Both models of care (PAT and PATplusMAU) improved patient flow.
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Patient throughput was significantly improved with PATplusMAU.
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Improvement was noted in outcomes such as: ED LOS, DNW rates and time to be seen.
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Admission rates and re-presentation rates increased with both new models of care.