Comparing Pediatric 72-Hour Emergency Department Returns: General vs Pediatric Emergency Departments.
Pediatric patients discharged from PEDs had a higher rate of 72-hour return visits than those discharged from general EDs. These findings merit further investigation into factors driving these differences to identify best practices and optimize care across ED settings.
Authors
- Dana Libov
- Timothy Ruttan
- Matthew Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4932-4308)
- Coburn H. Allen
- Arvind Venkat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0439-0483)
- Mark S. Zocchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9464-9561)
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- Allegheny Health Network (US)
- Brandeis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.21302
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00