Context Follow-up strategies after emergency department (ED) discharge, alias safety
netting, is often based on the gut feeling of the attending physician. Objective To …

An unscheduled repeat visit by a patient within a short period after discharge from the
emergency department is known as an early revisit. The early ED revisit rate is regarded as …

Abstract Objective Limited English proficiency (LEP) is a risk factor for health care inequity
and an important focus for improving communication and care quality. This study examines …

Background Return visits to the emergency department (ED) resulting in admission are an
important marker of quality of care. Patients and families with limited English proficiency …

BACKGROUND: Monitoring unscheduled return visits to the Emergency Department (ED) is
useful to identify medical errors. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the differences between …

OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of return visits to pediatric emergency departments (EDs)
and identify patient‐and visit‐level factors associated with return visits and hospitalization …

Objectives To estimate the rate of paediatric attendance at emergency departments (EDs) in
the Lombardy Region, Italy, and to determine the factors contributing to different patterns of …

METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study on all ED visits between 1 January
2013 and 31 December 2013. 72-hour re-attendees were compared against non-re …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to estimate the frequency of pediatric 72-hour
return visits (RVs) to the emergency department (ED) between 2001 and 2007 and to …

Background General emergency department crowding negatively impacts patient care, and
increases patient morbidity. Objectives This study seeks to determine if markers of paediatric …