Rapid influenza diagnostic test at triage can decrease emergency department length of stay

Rapid influenza diagnostic test at triage can decrease emergency department length of stay

Abstract Objective Even if performing rapid influenza diagnostic tests test will not change clinical decision making, we sometimes perform at triage to reduce length of stay in Japan. Whether performing rapid influenza diagnostic tests at triage may shorten emergency department (ED) length of stay (...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Iwasaki, Toru Hifumi, Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Norio Otani, Shinichi Ishimatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
crowding
emergency department
influenza
length of stay
point‐of‐care testing
propensity score
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12125

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