Patients Evaluated and Discharged From the Waiting Room Do Not Have a Higher Rate of 72-Hour Returns – A Retrospective Observational Study
There was no significant increase in the rate of return for those patients seen primarily in the waiting room or for those where the initial work up started in the waiting room compared with those who were placed in a treatment space prior to a physician evaluation.
Authors
- Daniel L Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-8109)
- Bryan A. Stenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2212-164X)
- Peter S. Antkowiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6857-8277)
- Anne V. Grossestreuer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7316-5576)
- David Chiu
- Cynthia Gaudet
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100155
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51