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Emergency departments are established in 20 hospitals in Denmark in order to improve the quality for the acute patients.
A group of acute patients which require timely assessment and plan from a specialist is patients with abdominal pain.
the aim of the present study is to evaluate whether the admission of the group of patients to emergency departments reduces the time to doctor, specialist and plan compared to the traditional admission to a surgical acute ward.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| admitted to emergency department | |||
| patients admitted to surgical ward |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| time in minutes | the time in minutes from the patient is admitted until the patient is seen by a doctor and until a treatment plan is recorded | up to 24 hours after admission |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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all acute admissions to hospital due to abdominal pain
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24001465 | Derived | Schultz H, Mogensen CB, Pedersen BD, Qvist N. Front-end specialists reduce time to a treatment plan for patients with acute abdomen. Dan Med J. 2013 Sep;60(9):A4703. |
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