Effectiveness of Direct Admission Compared to Admission Through the Emergency Department: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial
Compared with ED admission, DA appears equally safe and acceptable to families, and may be associated with a significantly shorter time to initial therapeutic management with modestly longer time to initial clinical assessment.
Authors
- Sylvia Choi
- Allison Fleischer
- Ryan S. Bode (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6589-0222)
- Stephanie Lauden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7932-1680)
- Güliz Erdem
- Andrew Schaefer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8212-7635)
- Seneca D. Freyleue
- JoAnna K. Leyenaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0555-0154)
- Martha L. Bruce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9973-2142)
- Stephanie C. Acquilano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1215-5531)
- Corrie E. McDaniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5314-2075)
- A. James O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8389-6217)
- Kristyn Felman
- Amy Joy Houtrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-8896)
- Christine Schmerge
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-065776
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07
Funders
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- University of Pittsburgh