Impact of same day emergency care services on urgent and emergency care delivery outcomes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Same day emergency care (SDEC) describes an ambulatory service designed to provide an alternative to ED management, reduce admission rates and improve emergency care system performance. This systematic review aimed to identify and synthesise the evidence base for SDEC and its impact on urgent and emergency healthcare delivery.

Methods

Eight bibliographic databases were searched, including: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, the Science and Social Science Citation Indices in the Web of Science Core Collection, Health Management Information Consortium, the Cochrane Library and Epistemonikos. Study selection, extraction and quality assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. Given the clinical heterogeneity and weakness of the evidence base to determi

SUBMITTER: Jones K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12505097 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature