Intervention to decrease leaving without treatment among intoxicated emergency department patients
Abstract
ObjectiveApproximately 15% of the >4000 patients presenting each year to our emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint or discharge diagnosis related to alcohol were leaving without treatment (LWT). If they are not clinically sober at the time of departure, these patients are at risk for falls or other injury. Our goal was to create an intervention to decrease this rate of early departure.MethodsA stakeholder group identified the reasons...
Paper Details
Title
Intervention to decrease leaving without treatment among intoxicated emergency department patients
Published Date
Apr 1, 2020
Volume
111
Pages
23 - 28
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