Inappropriateness of Repeated Laboratory and Radiological Tests for Transferred Emergency Department Patients

Bertrand, Jérôme; Fehlmann, Christophe; Grosgurin, Olivier; Sarasin, François; Kherad, Omar

doi:10.3390/jcm8091342

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Inappropriateness of Repeated Laboratory and Radiological Tests for Transferred Emergency Department Patients

ContributorsBertrand, Jérôme; Fehlmann, Christophe; Grosgurin, Olivier; Sarasin, François; Kherad, Omar

Published inJournal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 8, no. 9, 1342

Publication date2019

Abstract

Laboratory and radiographic tests are often repeated during inter-hospital transfers from secondary to tertiary emergency departments (ED), despite available data from the sending structure. The aim of this study was to identify the proportion of repeated tests in patients transferred to a tertiary care ED, and to estimate their inappropriateness and their costs.

Keywords

Quality
Redundant
Less-is-more
Choosing wisely
Emergency medicine
Laboratory test
Radiological procedure

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Médecine d'urgence (24)

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BERTRAND, Jérôme et al. Inappropriateness of Repeated Laboratory and Radiological Tests for Transferred Emergency Department Patients. In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019, vol. 8, n° 9, p. 1342. doi: 10.3390/jcm8091342

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PID : unige:137164
DOI : 10.3390/jcm8091342
PMID : 31470615

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/9/1342

Journal ISSN2077-0383

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