Quantitative resource utilisation of patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) at a community hospital emergency department (ED) observational controlled study (LEP-ED2 study)
tests.Patients with LEP required significantly more time for triage (mean 7.76 min) than patients with non-LEP (5.41 min), representing a 43% increase (p=0.0003). Although differences in CT utilisation and admission rates were not statistically significant, a trend towards increased diagnostic testing among patients with LEP was observed.
Authors
- RUPINDER THANDI
- Matthew Kwok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3689-1071)
- Arshpreet Singh Manku
- Rebecca Zhu
- Janice Castillo
Institutions
- Vancouver Coastal Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Quality
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003720
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00