Contacting out-of-hours primary care or emergency medical services for time-critical conditions - impact on patient outcomes.

Morten Breinholt SøvsøMorten Bondo ChristensenBodil Hammer BechHelle Collatz ChristensenErika Frischknecht ChristensenLinda Huibers

Published in: BMC health services research (2019)

More patients contacted OOH-PC than EMS. Sepsis and stroke patients contacting EMS solely or OOH-PC & EMS had higher likelihood of 1- and 1-30-day mortality during the subsequent hospital contact. Our results suggest that patients contacting EMS are more severely ill, however OOH-PC is still often used for time-critical conditions.

Keyphrases

emergency medical
primary care
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
prognostic factors
acute kidney injury
mental health
emergency department
intensive care unit
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes
septic shock
general practice
drug induced