Predictive utility of an emergency department decision support tool in patients with active suicidal ideation.

ABSTRACT: Emergency department (ED) clinicians routinely decide the disposition of patients with suicidal ideation, with potential consequences for patient safety, liability, and system costs and resources. An expert consensus panel recently created a 6-item decision support tool for patients with passive or active suicidal ideation. Individuals scoring a 0 (exhibiting none of the tool's 6 items) are considered "lower risk" and suitable for discharge, while those with non-0 scores are considered "elevated risk" and should receive further evaluation. The current study tested the predictive utility of this tool using existing data from the Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation. ED patients with active suicide ideation (n = 1368) were followed for 12 months after an index visi

SUBMITTER: Boudreaux ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082179 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature