Describing the Patient Population of a Pediatric Emergency Department Based on Visit Frequency

Objective A small number of children in the United States use a disproportionate share of emergency healthcare services. Our study objective was to examine characteristics associated with frequent pediatric emergency department (PED) utilization. Methods A retrospective cohort-sequential study of patients seen in the PED of an urban children's hospital was conducted. Patients were categorized into 2 groups: infrequent users (
Source: Pediatric Emergency Care - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research