Differences between cases admitted to hospital and discharged from the emergency department after emergency medical services transport.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Rising emergency medical services (EMS) utilisation increases transport to hospital emergency departments (ED). However, some patients receive outpatient treatment (discharged) while others are hospitalised (admitted). The aims of this analysis were to compare admitted and discharged cases, to assess whether cases that were discharged from the ED could be identified using dispatch data and to compare dispatch keyword categories and hospital diagnoses.

Design

Retrospective observational study using linked secondary data.

Setting and participants

78 303 cases brought to 1 of 14 ED in the city of Munich, Germany, by EMS between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2014.

Main outcome measures

Characteristics of admitted and discharged cases were assessed. Logistic reg

SUBMITTER: Hegenberg K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773332 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature