Patient disposition using the Emergency Severity Index: a retrospective observational study at an interdisciplinary emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Early patient disposition is crucial to prevent crowding in emergency departments (EDs). Our study aimed to characterise the need of in-house resources for patients treated in the ED according to the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) and the presenting complaint at the timepoint of triage.

Design

A retrospective single-centre study was conducted.

Setting

Data of all patients who presented to the interdisciplinary ED of a tertiary care hospital in Munich, Germany, from 2014 to 2017 were analysed.

Participants

n=113 694 patients were included.

Measures

ESI Score, medical speciality according to the chief complaint, mode of arrival, admission rates and discharge destination from the ED were evaluated.

Results

Patient disposition varied accord

SUBMITTER: Volk S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109098 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature