Abstract
Fever in children is one of the most common reasons for pediatric reattendance in Accident and Emergency department (AED). These children who reattend to AED contribute to overcrowding, which may reflect the generalized deterioration of service quality in the public emergency healthcare system. As a result, the designed study is to determine the characteristics of febrile children who were admitted the local AED and reattended with a similar complaint within 72 hours by comparing the reattend and non-reattend group.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Fever, Emergency Department Overcrowding, Service Improvement
Recommended Citation
Li, Sun Fei; Wong, Janet Yuen Ha; and Fong, Daniel Yee Tak, "Reattendance of pediatric fever cases in a local accident and emergency department: A retrospective cohort study" (2020). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 69.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2020/posters/69
Conference Name
EN20X — A Virtual Xperience
Conference Host
Emergency Nurses Association
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2020
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Reattendance of pediatric fever cases in a local accident and emergency department: A retrospective cohort study
Virtual Event
Fever in children is one of the most common reasons for pediatric reattendance in Accident and Emergency department (AED). These children who reattend to AED contribute to overcrowding, which may reflect the generalized deterioration of service quality in the public emergency healthcare system. As a result, the designed study is to determine the characteristics of febrile children who were admitted the local AED and reattended with a similar complaint within 72 hours by comparing the reattend and non-reattend group.