Frequent Presenters to Southern New Zealand Emergency Departments Differ From Other <scp>ED</scp> Attenders
Frequent presenters make a sizeable contribution to ED load in terms of visit numbers and urgency. The nature of differences between frequent and non-frequent presenters indicates greater and more complex health needs in the former cohort. At the same time the diversity of visits in the frequent presenters' histories shows potential for redirecting some patients and/or presentations to other care providers.
Authors
- Melyssa Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1399-3091)
- John Eastwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1549-4368)
- Yuta Tamberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3460-3323)
- Waldir Rodrigues de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1138-1504)
Institutions
- Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (NZ)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Southern District Health Board (NZ)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70185
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00