Toward assessing outcomes of emergency care

Establishing the efficacy of emergency care for patients--what should or should not be done in the emergency department--requires patients to come to an ED under close-to-ideal situations, and on leaving the ED to be treated under ideal circumstances. Randomized, controlled clinical trials are neede...

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Published in:Annals of emergency medicine 1998-03, Vol.31 (3), p.299-300
Main Author: BROOK, R. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration
Emergency Service, Hospital - standards
Health and social institutions
Health Services Research
Humans
Medical sciences
Organization
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality of Health Care
United States
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Summary:Establishing the efficacy of emergency care for patients--what should or should not be done in the emergency department--requires patients to come to an ED under close-to-ideal situations, and on leaving the ED to be treated under ideal circumstances. Randomized, controlled clinical trials are needed to answer the efficacy question.
ISSN:0196-0644
1097-6760
DOI:10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70337-3