Can medical admission and length of stay be accurately predicted by emergency staff, patients or relatives?

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Category Primary study
JournalAustralian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association
Year 2007
OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy of predictions of the need for hospital admission and, if admitted, length of stay (LOS) made early in an emergency attendance by emergency department (ED) doctors, nurses, patients and relatives, and the characteristics of ED presentations predictive of admission and short stays (
Epistemonikos ID: 263522c1fa043edcb8fb2ffefea58d9f9b4f4c35
First added on: Sep 20, 2024