Do patients referred to emergency departments after being assessed in primary care differ from other ED patients? Retrospective analysis of a random sample from two German metropolitan EDs
Abstract Background To assess differences between patients referred to emergency departments by a primary care physician (PCP) and those presenting directly and the impact of referral on the likelihood of admission. Design of study Retrospective cohort study. Setting EDs of two nonacademic general h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-023-00542-9 |