Patient-reported factors associated with emergency department referrals from a co-located out-of-hours walk-in clinic in Germany: a cross-sectional observational study
10 patient-reported factors of ED referrals were identified. Collecting this information during patient registration may enhance resource utilisation and streamline patient flow between walk-in clinic and adjacent ED. These findings could support the development of triage tools for patients in OOH care.
Authors
- Martin Scherer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3448-9679)
- Katharina Schmalstieg-Bahr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7067-9037)
- Ingmar Schäfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-7478)
- Jan Hendrik Oltrogge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0062-1715)
- Bastian Bessert
- Johanna Sophie Bobardt-Hartshorn
- Penelope-Sophie Peters
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094312
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25