Consensus between healthcare professionals on the “appropriateness” of attendances in an Irish emergency department
Despite agreement that there was "inappropriate" use of ED services, healthcare professionals from different backgrounds did not reach a general consensus on which attendances were inappropriate. Therefore, expectations regarding patients' ability to self-assess illness or injury severity related to ED attendances may not be reasonable.
Authors
- Louise Barry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8068-7479)
- Rose Galvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-224X)
- Conor Prendergast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6746-0907)
- John Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6156-8105)
- Niamh M. Cummins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7118-9563)
Institutions
- University of Limerick (IE)
- St. Vincent's University Hospital (IE)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-025-03961-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51
Funders
- University of Limerick