November 1, 2001Academic Emergency MedicineOpen Access

Recently Discharged Inpatients as a Source of Emergency Department Overcrowding

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Population

6,290 total ED visits in September 2000, including 174 patients presenting to the ED within seven days of…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

7 days post-discharge

Authors

RBRyan B. BaerStrong Memorial Hospital JPJoel PasternackUniversity of Rochester FZFrank L. ZwemerJohns Hopkins University

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Post-discharge ED returns may strain resources; leaves open whether targeted prevention reduces revisits.

Structured PICO

Population

6,290 total ED visits in September 2000, including 174 patients presenting to the ED within seven days of inpatient discharge ('returns').

Comparator

Total ED patients

Outcome

Length of stay, percent admitted, and ED billing charges

Patients returning to the ED within 7 days of inpatient discharge disproportionately strain ED resources with longer lengths of stay, higher costs, and higher admission rates despite representing only 3% of total visits.

Cite This Study

Baer et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ba925169fe1af7cc288c5 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01121.x

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