Emergency Department Outcomes

Comparisons

Other

Highlighted claims

• The study evaluated total ED time, 4-hour breach, inpatient admission, and unplanned return as primary outcomes. — Socioeconomic inequality and access to emergency care: understanding the pathways to the emergency department in the UK
• Referral source was more influential than socioeconomic status for all outcome measures. — Socioeconomic inequality and access to emergency care: understanding the pathways to the emergency department in the UK
• Ambulance arrivals had the longest adjusted ED stays regardless of deprivation. — Socioeconomic inequality and access to emergency care: understanding the pathways to the emergency department in the UK
• Ambulance arrivals had the highest adjusted probability of breaching the 4-hour target. — Socioeconomic inequality and access to emergency care: understanding the pathways to the emergency department in the UK
• Other medical referrals had the highest adjusted hospital admission probabilities. — Socioeconomic inequality and access to emergency care: understanding the pathways to the emergency department in the UK
• Self-referrals had the highest unplanned return probabilities, with higher rates in more deprived areas. — Socioeconomic inequality and access to emergency care: understanding the pathways to the emergency department in the UK