2008
DOI: 10.4081/ecj.2008.6.19
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Non-urgent patients in the Emergency Departement

Abstract: The non-urgent patients in the Emergency Departement (ED) are a widespread challenging problem. In the present study we investigated the relationship between the non-urgent patients in ED and the primary care services in an urban area (Mestre- Venezia). An alternative management of these patients supported by a group of family doctors in a separate laboratory, close to the ED, and using the ED triage system, has also been studied. The management of these patients in terms of waiting time, percent of patients w… Show more

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“…Indeed, the clinical implications in terms of hospital overcrowding are critically dependent on the local organization of healthcare; that is, whether or not an immediate and direct transfer from the ED to other appropriate care settings is available. A wide implementation of these care pathways seems to be essential to reduce the burden of unnecessary hospitalization [48]. Moreover, our study might have overestimated the rate of inappropriate hospitalizations because of daytime recruitment of patients, since it is reasonable to assume a higher proportion of patients appropriately accessing the ED, and thus later being appropriately hospitalized, at night and during weekends.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Indeed, the clinical implications in terms of hospital overcrowding are critically dependent on the local organization of healthcare; that is, whether or not an immediate and direct transfer from the ED to other appropriate care settings is available. A wide implementation of these care pathways seems to be essential to reduce the burden of unnecessary hospitalization [48]. Moreover, our study might have overestimated the rate of inappropriate hospitalizations because of daytime recruitment of patients, since it is reasonable to assume a higher proportion of patients appropriately accessing the ED, and thus later being appropriately hospitalized, at night and during weekends.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Tali questioni, così diversificate e in molti casi interconnesse che in parte confermano quanto già riportato in altri lavori e ricer-che [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] , sono state rilevate insieme ad un altro dato significativo, praticamente trasversale alla totalità delle persone intervistate, che appare importante sottolineare: da tutti gli utenti che hanno partecipato all'indagine è emersa l'assoluta convinzione di trovarsi nel luogo "legittimamente" e "istituzionalmente" più adatto per risolvere il proprio problema. E a tale proposito, nessuno tra gli intervistati ha mai messo in dubbio che il proprio accesso in Pronto soccorso fosse da considerarsi "inadeguato", "inopportuno", in altre parole "improprio".…”
Section: Risultatiunclassified
“…E optare di recarsi in Pronto soccorso anche per questioni considerate dall'organizzazione sanitaria o dall'utente stesso di "bassa priorità", e di conseguenza in contraddizione con il significato di emergenza e urgenza istituzionalmente attribuito, si rivela una decisione condizionata sempre da precise "spinte" e motivazioni. Una tematica che invita a riflettere su molte questioni e che pone alcuni importanti interrogativi: quali percezioni, rappresentazioni e orizzonti culturali orientano la scelta delle persone a rivolgersi al Pronto soccorso per problematiche che potrebbero trovare rispo-an art SCENARIO ® 2017; 34 (3): [25][26][27][28][29][30][31] sta in altri servizi? Quali le criticità vissute dagli operatori?…”
Section: Introduzioneunclassified