Medical Admission Prediction Score

Overcrowding in the emergency departments (ED) is linked to adverse clinical outcomes, a negative impact on patient safety, patient satisfaction, and physician efficiency. We aimed to design a medical admission prediction scoring system based on readily available clinical data during ED presentation...

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Published in:PloS one 2023-11, Vol.18 (11), p.e0293140
Main Authors: Zahid, Muhammad, Khan, Adeel Ahmad, Ata, Fateen, Yousaf, Zohaib, Naushad, Vamanjore Aboobacker, Purayil, Nishan K, Chandra, Prem, Singh, Rajvir, Kartha, Anand Bhaskaran, Elzouki, Abdelnaser Y. Awad, Al Mohanadi, Dabia Hamad S. H, Al-Mohammed, Ahmed Ali A. A
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Language:English
Subjects:
Admission and discharge
Care and treatment
Comorbidity
Emergency service
Hospitals
Medical care
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Quality management
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Summary:Overcrowding in the emergency departments (ED) is linked to adverse clinical outcomes, a negative impact on patient safety, patient satisfaction, and physician efficiency. We aimed to design a medical admission prediction scoring system based on readily available clinical data during ED presentation. In this retrospective cross-sectional study, data on ED presentations and medical admissions were extracted from the Emergency and Internal Medicine departments of a tertiary care facility in Qatar. Primary outcome was medical admission. Of 320299 ED presentations, 218772 were males (68.3%). A total of 11847 (3.7%) medical admissions occurred. Most patients were Asians (53.7%), followed by Arabs (38.7%). Patients who got admitted were older than those who did not (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0293140