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Comparative Effectiveness of Direct Admission & Admission Through Emergency Departments for Children
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Direct admission and ED admission for Hospitalization and Child Health. Completed, enrolled 1,997 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
At a national level, emergency departments (EDs) serve as the portal of hospital admission for 75% of hospitalized children. The remainder occur via direct admission, defined as admission to hospital without first receiving care in the hospital's ED. The overall goals of this research are to: (i) implement pediatric direct admission systems at 3 hospitals, (ii) compare the timeliness of healthcare delivery for children who are admitted directly and through emergency departments, (iii) determine which patient populations achieve the greatest benefits from direct admission, and (iv) identify barriers and facilitators of successful implementation.
Study Details
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Interventions
Process of pediatric admission is through admission directly into the pediatric hospital medicine unit
Process of pediatric admission is through the emergency department