Non-specific complaints at emergency department presentation result in unclear diagnoses and lengthened hospitalization: a prospective observational study.

Thomas Christian SauterGiuliana CapaldoMichele HoffmannTanja BirrenbachStefanie C HautzJuliana E KämmerAristomenis K ExadaktylosWolf E Hautz

Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2018)

Non-specific complaints in patients admitted to an emergency department result in low-quality diagnoses and lengthened hospitalization, despite the patients being comparable to patients with specific complaints at admission.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
adverse drug
patient reported outcomes
patient reported