Reducing frequent visits to the emergency department: a systematic review of interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to establish the effectiveness of interventions to reduce frequent emergency department (ED) use among a general adult high ED-use population.

Methods

Systematic review of the literature from 1950-January 2015. Studies were included if they: had a control group (controlled trials or comparative cohort studies), were set in an ED or acute care facility, and examined the impact of an intervention to reduce frequent ED use in a general adult population. Studies reporting non-original data or focused on a specific patient population were excluded. Study design, patient population, intervention, the frequency of ED visits, and costs of frequent ED use and/or interventions were extracted and narratively synthesized.

Results

Among 17

SUBMITTER: Soril LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395429 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature