Análisis de las derivaciones inversas en un servicio de urgencias
Abstract
Patients with triage levels 4 and 5 are those with a non-urgent health problem and who could have gone to their general practitioner. In Catalonia, the emergency services can refer citizens to another more appropriate health facility, always with their consent. Reverse referral consists of referral to a more appropriate center to provide medical care after being assessed in triage. The objective was to analyze the reverse referrals performed during a calendar year in an emergency department. During 2023, 81,865 emergencies were attended and a total of 713 referrals were made. 48 (6.7%) returned and it took them an average of 26.3 hours to return to the emergency room. 92.3% of referrals were made to the basic area of the same city. 74.9% (n=534) were assigned triage level 4, 21.7% (n=155) level 5, 2.8% (n=20) without level and 0.6% (n =4) level 3. The number of reverse referrals was low in relation to the number of low-complexity level emergencies attended in our center. The percentage of returns in less than 72 hours was slightly higher than the accepted rate, although accessibility barriers to primary care could influence this.
Keywords
Triage; Emergency serviceBibliographic citation
Fontova A, Carreras N, Salleras L, Ferrer M, Tarkoleva L, Pont V. Análisis de las derivaciones inversas en un servicio de urgencias. Póster presentado en: 34 Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES); 2024 jun 7; Sevilla.
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