Effect of Triage Nurse Initiated Radiography Using the Ottawa Ankle Rules on Emergency Department Le...
Effect of Triage Nurse Initiated Radiography Using the Ottawa Ankle Rules on Emergency Department Length of Stay at a Tertiary Centre
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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English
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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To determine the effect of triage nurse initiated radiographs using the Ottawa Ankle Rules (OAR) on emergency department (ED) throughput. We hypothesized OAR use would reduce median ED length of stay (LOS) by 25 minutes or more.
A randomized controlled trial was conducted at a tertiary centre ED with an annual census of over 90,000 patients. Adu...
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Effect of Triage Nurse Initiated Radiography Using the Ottawa Ankle Rules on Emergency Department Length of Stay at a Tertiary Centre
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1774534503
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1774534503
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1481-8035
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1481-8043
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10.1017/cem.2015.67
