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Value-based comparison of ambulatory children with respiratory diseases in an emergency department and a walk-in clinic: a retrospective cohort study in Québec, Canada.

Tania MarxLynne MooreDenis TalbotJason Robert GuertinPhilippe LachapelleSébastien BlaisNarcisse SingboDavid SimonyanJeanne LavalléeNawid ZadaShaghayegh ShahrigharahkoshanBenoit HuardPascale OlivierMyriam MalletMélanie LétourneauMichel LafrenièrePatrick ArchambaultSimon Berthelotnull null
Published in: BMJ open (2024)
The incidence of return visits and cost of care were significantly higher in the ED, while antibiotic use for URTI was more frequent in the walk-in clinic. These data may help determine which setting offers the highest value to ambulatory children with acute respiratory conditions.
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