Predictors of emergency department referral in patients using out-of-hours primary care services
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- 作者：Maria Paola Scapinelloa ; Andrea Posoccoa ; e ; Irene De Roncha ; Francesco Castrogiovannia ; Gianluca Lolloa ; Guglielmo Sergia ; Iginio Tomasellia ; Loris Tonona ; Marco Solmib ; c ; f ; Stefano Traversaa ; Vincenzo Zambiancoa ; Nicola Veronesea ; d ; f ; ilmannato@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; ilmannato@tiscali.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Out-of-hours primary care ; Emergency department ; Gate-keeping
- 刊名：Health Policy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：120
- 期：9
- 页码：1001-1007
- 全文大小：535 K
文摘
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Overcrowding the emergency department (ED) for non-urgent patients is a common problem, but strategies to decrease it are poorly studied.
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Our study suggests that out-of-hours (OOH) service could be a filter to decrease ED access.
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Our study shows some relevant conditions that increase the probability of being referred to ED from OOH primary care service.