Emergency Department Volume and Delayed Diagnosis of Serious Pediatric Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Diagnostic delays are common in the emergency department (ED) and may predispose to worse outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate the association of annual pediatric volume in the ED with delayed diagnosis.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included all children younger than 18 years treated at 954 EDs in 8 states with a first-time diagnosis of any of 23 acute, serious conditions: bacterial meningitis, compartment syndrome, complicated pneumonia, craniospinal abscess, deep neck infection, ectopic pregnancy, encephalitis, intussusception, Kawasaki disease, mastoiditis, myocarditis, necrotizing fasciitis, nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, orbital cellulitis, osteomyelitis, ovarian torsion, pulmonary embolism, pyloric stenosis, sept

SUBMITTER: Michelson KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862268 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature