Emergency department nonurgent visits in Iran: prevalence and associated factors.

Conclusions: The results of our study corroborate the previous findings that inappropriate use of the ED is common. The prevalence of presentation for nonurgent problems was substantive between 6 PM and 6 AM. Gender, marital status, education, insurance, and day of the week had no association with nonurgent presentation. PMID: 23379774 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/23379774?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - February 14, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Jalili M, Shirani F, Hosseininejad M, Asl-E-Soleimani H Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research