Frequent attenders at the emergency department: an analysis of characteristics and utilisation trends

Background: Frequent attenders (FAs) place a disproportionate burden on emergency department (ED) resources. Objectives: Our study aimed to describe characteristics of ED visits by FAs to our hospital so as to identify potential strategies to better manage ED demand. Methods: This was a retrospectiv...

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Main Authors: Joanna Shi-En Chan, Aung Soe Tin, Wai Leng Chow, Ling Tiah, Mohan Tiru, Chien Earn Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105817715271