Acute abdominal pain at referral emergency departments: an analysis of performance of three time-dependent quality indicators

ConclusionOur investigation identified that non-compliance with pain assessment, analgesia and ED length of stay among patients presenting with abdominal pain to ED results in poor quality of care and detrimental outcomes. Our data support enhanced quality-assessment initiatives for this subset of ED patients.
Source: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research