Emergency department discharge instructions: a wide variation in practice across Australasia

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Population

74 public and private emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand

Design

Cross-sectional

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Discussion

Variable ED discharge instruction rates may compromise care; leaves open effects on outcomes and need for standardization.

Population

74 public and private emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand

Comparator

Public vs. private emergency departments

Outcome

Discharge instruction practices, including provision of instruction notes, pre-formatted instruction sheets, and information sheets

There is wide variation and generally low rates of comprehensive discharge instruction provision across Australasian emergency departments.

David McD Taylor (2000) studied this question.

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