Managing non-traumatic musculoskeletal conditions presenting to emergency departments: Do patient profiles vary between a physiotherapy-led 'Diversion' pathway and routine care?
A group of patients with non-traumatic musculoskeletal conditions who can be safely diverted to physiotherapy outpatients are described. Diversion impact was high quality care and improved emergency department metrics.
Authors
- Rachel Holt
- Jessica Lai
- Karen Richards
- Matthew Mclaughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2870-8556)
- Piers Truter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2322-7692)
- Ivan B. Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-2569)
- Robert Waller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3183-7818)
- Sarah King
- Pippa Flanagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9168-0309)
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Fiona Stanley Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Emergency Care
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2024.08.001
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.90