Factors associated with overall and high-risk return visits to the emergency department: a vital sign trajectory approach
In addition to older age and having a chronic major disease, a low and fluctuating oxygen saturation trajectory during the index ED stay may signal subsequent high-risk revisits. Thus, discharge decisions should be carefully re-evaluated in these high-risk populations.
Authors
- Cheng‐Chung Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5386-6674)
- Chien‐Hua Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-4537)
- Hsiao-Chia Wang
- Chu‐Lin Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-1513)
- Jiann‐Hwa Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7379-0993)
- Jinyao Gao
Institutions
- Fu Jen Catholic University (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Cathay General Hospital (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01211-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- National Health Research Institutes
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- National Taiwan University