Managing non-traumatic musculoskeletal conditions presenting to emergency departments: Do patient profiles vary between a physiotherapy-led 'Diversion' pathway and routine care?

IF 2.1 4区 医学 Q2 EMERGENCY MEDICINE Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI:10.1016/j.auec.2024.08.001
Robert Waller, Mathew McLaughlin, Sarah King, Jessica Lai, Reuben Holt, Pippa Flanagan, Ivan Lin, Karen Richards, Piers Truter
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Abstract

Background: Low urgency, non-traumatic musculoskeletal presentations are common in emergency departments. Although care is safe, it is expensive, and low priority. Pathways diverting these patients from emergency departments to physiotherapy care may improve hospital outcomes. Identifying the suitable patient profile for these pathways is important.

Methods: A mixed prospective and retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study investigated adults aged 18-65 presenting to two emergency departments. Suitable patients were diverted directly to a physiotherapy outpatient diversion pathway. Three groups were compared, diverted patients, patients suitable but not diverted, and patients unsuitable for diversion.

Results: Diverted patients were aged 43 (median, inter-quartile range 34-53.5) years, triaged as low-urgency, self-referred, self-transported, and had few concerning features of serious pathology. Diverted patients had a 113-minute shorter emergency stay at 79 (median) minutes compared to suitable but not diverted patients, and both groups had a similar profile. Most (93.4 %) diverted patients were discharged within 4- hours, compared to suitable but not diverted patients (72.9 %). Key factors preventing diversion were concern for serious pathology or diversion capacity restraints.

Conclusion: A group of patients with non-traumatic musculoskeletal conditions who can be safely diverted to physiotherapy outpatients are described. Diversion impact was high quality care and improved emergency department metrics.

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处理急诊科就诊的非创伤性肌肉骨骼疾病:以物理治疗为主导的 "分流 "路径和常规护理之间的患者情况是否存在差异?
背景:在急诊科,非外伤性的低急诊肌肉骨骼疾病很常见。虽然这种治疗是安全的,但费用昂贵,优先级低。将这些患者从急诊科转到物理治疗科可改善住院效果。确定适合这些路径的患者情况非常重要:一项前瞻性和回顾性、描述性、横断面混合研究调查了在两个急诊科就诊的 18-65 岁成年人。合适的患者被直接转入物理治疗门诊分流路径。研究对三组患者进行了比较,即分流患者、适合但未分流的患者和不适合分流的患者:分流患者的年龄为43岁(中位数,四分位数间距为34-53.5岁),分流为低急诊、自我转诊、自我转运,几乎没有严重病理特征。与合适但未分流的患者相比,分流患者的急诊停留时间缩短了 113 分钟,为 79 分钟(中位数),两组患者的情况相似。大多数转院患者(93.4%)在 4 小时内出院,而合适但未转院的患者(72.9%)在 4 小时内出院。阻碍转院的主要因素是担心严重病变或转院能力限制:结论:本文描述了一组非创伤性肌肉骨骼疾病患者,他们可以安全地转送至物理治疗门诊。分流带来的影响是高质量的护理和急诊科指标的改善。
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Australasian Emergency Care
Australasian Emergency Care Nursing-Emergency Nursing
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3.30
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审稿时长
37 days
期刊介绍: Australasian Emergency Care is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to supporting emergency nurses, physicians, paramedics and other professionals in advancing the science and practice of emergency care, wherever it is delivered. As the official journal of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), Australasian Emergency Care is a conduit for clinical, applied, and theoretical research and knowledge that advances the science and practice of emergency care in original, innovative and challenging ways. The journal serves as a leading voice for the emergency care community, reflecting its inter-professional diversity, and the importance of collaboration and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient outcomes. It is strongly focussed on advancing the patient experience and quality of care across the emergency care continuum, spanning the pre-hospital, hospital and post-hospital settings within Australasia and beyond.
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