Adjacent Primary Care May Reduce Less Urgent Pediatric Emergency Department Visits

• Main Authors: Julia Ellbrant (Author), Jonas Åkeson (Author), Helena Sletten (Author), Jenny Eckner (Author), Pia Karlsland Åkeson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: Pediatric emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a challenge. This study was designed to evaluate if a hospital-integrated primary care unit (HPCU) reduces less urgent visits at a pediatric ED. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out at a university hospital in Swe...