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Appropriateness, Reasons and Independent Predictors of Consultations in the Emergency Department (ED) of a Dutch Tertiary Care Center: A Prospective Cohort Study

OBJECTIVE: Consultations occur frequently in the emergency department (ED) of tertiary care centres and pose a threat for patient safety as they contribute to ED lengths of stay (LOS) and overcrowding. The aim of this study was to investigate reasons and appropriateness of consultations, and the rel...

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Autores principales: van der Veen, Daniël, Heringhaus, Christian, de Groot, Bas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4760948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26894273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149079