Interventions and strategies involving primary healthcare professionals to manage emergency department overcrowding: a scoping review.
Maya M JeyaramanLeslie CopsteinNameer Al-YousifRachel N AlderScott W KirklandYahya Al-YousifRoger SussRyan ZarychanskiMalcolm B DoupeSimon BerthelotJean MireaultPatrick TardifNicole AskinTamara BuchelRasheda RabbaniThomas BeaudryMelissa HartwellCarolyn ShimminJeanette EdwardsGayle A HalasWilliam SevcikAndrea C TriccoAlecs ChochinovBrian H RoweAhmed M Abou-SettaPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
We identified many interventions involving PHCPs that predominantly reported a positive impact on ED utilisation/patient flow metrics. Future research needs to focus on conducting well-designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of specific interventions involving PHCPs to critically appraise and summarise evidence on this topic.