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Does A Dedicated Pediatric Team Within A Busy Mixed Emergency Department Make A Difference In Waiting Times, Satisfaction, And Care Transition?, Gerben Keijzers, Julia Crilly, Benjamin Walters, Rosalind Crawford, Christa Bell
Does A Dedicated Pediatric Team Within A Busy Mixed Emergency Department Make A Difference In Waiting Times, Satisfaction, And Care Transition?, Gerben Keijzers, Julia Crilly, Benjamin Walters, Rosalind Crawford, Christa Bell
Gerben Keijzers
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a dedicated, free-floating, pediatric-targeted care delivery model on emergency department (ED) waiting times, parent satisfaction, and transition of care.
Methods: A prospective, observational study was conducted between July 16 and August 12, 2007. It incorporated a before-and-after design with a 2-week preintervention and a 2-week intervention group. In the intervention period, the pediatric ED initiative (PEDI) team was introduced, which consisted of a free-floating doctor and nurse equipped to see pediatric patients. Consenting patients/parents were followed up by telephone 7 to 14 days after discharge regarding satisfaction and waiting times.
Results: …
Clinical Diagnostic Criteria For Isolating Patients Admitted To Hospital With Suspected Pandemic Influenza, John Gerrard, Gerben Keijzers, Ping Zhang, Caleb Vossen, Deborough Macbeth
Clinical Diagnostic Criteria For Isolating Patients Admitted To Hospital With Suspected Pandemic Influenza, John Gerrard, Gerben Keijzers, Ping Zhang, Caleb Vossen, Deborough Macbeth
Gerben Keijzers
Extract: Australian hospitals have now experienced the first wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza during a southern hemisphere winter. Patients admitted to Australian hospitals with suspected pandemic influenza during this period were identified by use of approved national clinical diagnostic criteria. However, the imprecise nature of clinical diagnosis limited the ability of hospitals to isolate infectious patients effectively before the laboratory confirmation of infection (which typically takes a minimum of 48 h).