Head-to-head comparison of 19 prediction models for short-term outcome in medical patients in the emergency department: a retrospective study

PMEL van Dam, S Lievens, N Zelis… - Annals of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Prediction models for identifying emergency department (ED) patients at high
risk of poor outcome are often not externally validated. We aimed to perform a head-to-head …

Machine learning for risk stratification in the emergency department (MARS-ED) study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial on the implementation of a …

PMEL van Dam, WPTM van Doorn, F van Gils… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Many prediction models have been developed to help identify emergency
department (ED) patients at high risk of poor outcome. However, these models often …

Acute internal medicine physicians' clinical intuition based on acute care telephone referral: A prospective study

PMEL van Dam, RE Lasso Peña, JA Mommertz… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In the Netherlands, most emergency department (ED) patients are referred by a
general practitioner (GP) or a hospital specialist. Early risk stratification during telephone …

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric emergency department utilization in three regions in Switzerland

M von Rhein, A Chaouch, V Oros, S Manzano… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a decrease in emergency
department (ED) visits. However, contradictory, and sparse data regarding children could …

Closure simulation for reduction of emergency patient diversion: a discrete agent-based simulation approach to minimizing ambulance diversion

D Pförringer, M Breu, M Crönlein, R Kolisch… - European journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The city of Munich uses web-based information system IVENA to
promote exchange of information regarding hospital offerings and closures between the …

How improving access times had unforeseen consequences: a case study in a Dutch hospital

O Roemeling, K Ahaus, F van Zanten, M Land… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the consequences of increasing capacity to reduce access times,
and to explore how patient waiting times and use of physical capacity were influenced by …

[PDF][PDF] Paul MEL van Dam1, William PTM van Doorn2, Floor van Gils1, Lotte Sevenich1, Lars Lambriks1

SJR Meex, JWL Cals… - … Journal of Trauma …, 2024 - sjtrem.biomedcentral.com
Background Many prediction models have been developed to help identify emergency
department (ED) patients at high risk of poor outcome. However, these models often …

[PDF][PDF] Decision making on ambulance diversion at the emergency department

M Witvoet - fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl
An increasing problem of the emergency department is crowding. When emergency
departments get overcrowded, the quality of care can go down. Also, the safety of patients …