The impact of general practitioners working in or alongside emergency departments: a rapid realist review
A Cooper, F Davies, M Edwards, P Anderson… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Worldwide, emergency healthcare systems are under intense pressure from ever-
increasing demand and evidence is urgently needed to understand how this can be safely …
increasing demand and evidence is urgently needed to understand how this can be safely …
[HTML][HTML] Synergism of an Urgent Care Walk-in Clinic With an Emergency Department: A Pre–Post Comparative Study
B Bessert, JH Oltrogge-Abiry, PS Peters… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The overutilization of hospital emergency departments by low-urgency patients
is seen as a growing problem in health-care delivery, and a variety of solutions are under …
is seen as a growing problem in health-care delivery, and a variety of solutions are under …
Effects of process changes on emergency department crowding in a changing world: an interrupted time-series analysis
MC Van Der Linden, M Van Loon-Van Gaalen… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background During a 6-year period, several process changes were introduced at the
emergency department (ED) to decrease crowding, such as the implementation of a general …
emergency department (ED) to decrease crowding, such as the implementation of a general …
Advanced triage to redirect non-urgent Emergency Department visits to alternative care centers: the PERSEE algorithm
A Gilbert, E Brasseur, M Petit, AF Donneau… - Acta Clinica …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Primary care treatable visits in the Emergency Department (ED) are part of the
different factors leading to the overcrowding. Their triage and diversion to alternative care …
different factors leading to the overcrowding. Their triage and diversion to alternative care …
Triaging and referring in adjacent general and emergency departments (the TRIAGE trial): A cluster randomised controlled trial
Objectives To determine whether a new triage system safely diverts a proportion of
emergency department (ED) patients to a general practitioner cooperative (GPC). Methods …
emergency department (ED) patients to a general practitioner cooperative (GPC). Methods …
Performance of a new guideline for telephone triage in out-of-hours services in Belgium: A pilot study using simulated patients
Background Patients in Belgium needing out-of-hours care have two options: the emergency
department or the general practitioner on call often organised in a general practitioner …
department or the general practitioner on call often organised in a general practitioner …
[HTML][HTML] A quality improvement emergency department surge management platform (SurgeCon): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial
HH Mariathas, O Hurley, NR Anaraki… - JMIR Research …, 2022 - researchprotocols.org
Background Despite many efforts, long wait times and overcrowding in emergency
departments (EDs) have remained a significant health service issue in Canada. For several …
departments (EDs) have remained a significant health service issue in Canada. For several …
[HTML][HTML] Validating a point of care lactate meter in adult patients with sepsis presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital of a low-to middle …
BACKGROUND: Timely identification of high blood lactate levels in septic patients may
allow faster detection of those patients requiring immediate resuscitation. Point-of-care …
allow faster detection of those patients requiring immediate resuscitation. Point-of-care …
Self-triage at an urgent care collaboration with and without information campaign
BACKGROUND Patients in Belgium needing out-of-hours care have two options: the
emergency department (ED) or the general practitioner on call. The latter is often organized …
emergency department (ED) or the general practitioner on call. The latter is often organized …
[HTML][HTML] Cost effects of nurse led triage at an emergency department with the advice to consult the adjacent general practice cooperative for low-risk patients, a cluster …
Background During the TRIAGE trial, emergency nurses diverted 13.3% of patients with low-
risk complaints from a Belgian emergency department (ED) to the adjacent general …
risk complaints from a Belgian emergency department (ED) to the adjacent general …