Annals of emergency medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Quality Assurance Processes Ensuring Appropriate Follow-up of Test Results Pending at Discharge in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review.
In many cases, emergency department (ED) care leads to investigations for which there are not final results at patient disposition. The follow-up for these test results pending at discharge, most commonly final diagnostic imaging reports and microbiology cultures, is a significant safety concern for patients and a medicolegal risk for ED practitioners. Our objective is to perform a systematic review of the literature and report on the structure and outcomes of existing ED quality assurance processes to address these test results pending at discharge. ⋯ A variety of quality assurance processes have been described to follow up on ED test results pending at discharge, and we provided recommendations to improve patient care. All ED leaders should consider implementing these according to their local context.
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Review Meta Analysis
Quality Assurance Processes Ensuring Appropriate Follow-up of Test Results Pending at Discharge in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review.
In many cases, emergency department (ED) care leads to investigations for which there are not final results at patient disposition. The follow-up for these test results pending at discharge, most commonly final diagnostic imaging reports and microbiology cultures, is a significant safety concern for patients and a medicolegal risk for ED practitioners. Our objective is to perform a systematic review of the literature and report on the structure and outcomes of existing ED quality assurance processes to address these test results pending at discharge. ⋯ A variety of quality assurance processes have been described to follow up on ED test results pending at discharge, and we provided recommendations to improve patient care. All ED leaders should consider implementing these according to their local context.
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Review Case Reports
Man With Left-Sided Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath.
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Review Case Reports
Epsilon Waves in Biventricular Arrythmogenic Cardiomyopathy.