Emergency department presentations by trans and gender diverse people in Sydney, Australia: Retrospective case series.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Comprehensively describe patient and presentation characteristics of trans and gender diverse (TGD) people attending the ED.

Methods

Retrospective case series that evaluated TGD people of all ages presenting to a tertiary, inner-city ED in Sydney, New South Wales, over a 5-year period. TGD people were identified using the ED patient tracking system, triage text and clinical notes in the electronic medical records (eMR). Patient and presentation data were extracted and descriptively analysed, including clinical characteristics, mismatches in registered gender and name, and use of non-affirming language in discharge letters.

Results

A total of 340 TGD patients with 1519 ED presentations were identified. The number of ED presentations per year by TGD people inc

SUBMITTER: Symes E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920772 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature