Articles Tagged With: Triage
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With ED Provider at Triage, Fewer Patients Leave Without Being Seen
Leaders are trying to find effective ways to prevent high-risk patients from waiting too long for critical treatment — or from simply walking out the door forever.
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Legal Implications for ED, Hospital if Triage Nurse Orders Testing
The authors of a recent analysis examined 13 studies about nurse-ordered testing at triage. Ten studies were about length of stay or time to diagnosis. The authors of the other three compared tests ordered at triage with tests ordered by emergency physicians. There were some surprising findings.
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A Mobile Interventional Stroke Team (MIST) Shows Promise in Performing Rapid Thrombectomy
Since 2015, when multiple international trials were reported showing clear benefit for mechanical thrombectomy in patients with large vessel occlusions, this treatment has been the standard of care. However, the speed of treatment remains paramount for good outcomes, and different models have been developed around the world in different geographic settings.
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Tool Helps Emergency Providers Better Stratify COVID-19 Patients
The tool is particularly effective at illuminating which patients are at both ends of the severity spectrum, which can be helpful to emergency clinicians as they make their disposition decisions. Still, it is up to clinicians to consider the information provided, and then use their clinical judgment.
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Delays After Triage Can Bolster ED Negligence Claims
The exact amount of time patients waited after arriving at the emergency department becomes a central issue in many malpractice claims.
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Same Issues Arise Repeatedly in ED Missed Sepsis Claims
When septic patients first arrive at emergency departments, they do not always appear to be that sick. Some are discharged home, and plaintiff attorneys later allege the patient was misdiagnosed.
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Making Critical Care Triage Policies Transparent to Patients, Community
Certain hospitals are including information on their critical care triage policies in admission packets to explain how care or supplies will be allocated if rationing becomes necessary. Some clinicians feel ethically obligated to inform everyone up front of the possibility. Others think it is better to do so only if and when it becomes necessary.
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Plan for a Range of Demand Scenarios
When preparing for any disaster, plan for a range of scenarios, including worst case. Determine where beds and staff will come from under the direst of circumstances. Use predictive modeling to anticipate daily care needs and identify alternative locations where patients could be relocated if the community demand reaches a boiling point.
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New York City Chief Surgeon Describes How COVID-19 Changed Work, OR Function
At the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City, everything changed around mid-March, when the facility closed because of the COVID-19 crisis. The first four weeks since HSS closed to elective surgeries were a time of dizzying change.
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Revamped ED Registration for COVID-19: ‘All Hands on Deck’
A detailed look at how registrars can help busy emergency department workers intake COVID-19 patients.