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      Mit dem Rettungsdienst direkt in die Arztpraxis – eine wirkungsvolle Entlastung der Notaufnahmen? : Analyse von notfallmedizinischen Routinedaten aus Präklinik und Klinik Translated title: Direct admission of patients to doctors’ offices by prehospital emergency services—an effective method to relieve emergency departments? : Analysis of routine pre- and in-hospital emergency data

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          Abstract

          Hintergrund

          Das Sachverständigengutachten zur bedarfsgerechten Steuerung der Gesundheitsversorgung 2018 empfiehlt zur Entlastung der klinischen Notfallversorgung unter anderem, dem Rettungsdienst die Option einzuräumen, geeignete Patienten direkt in eine Praxis zur fachärztlichen Versorgung zu transportieren.

          Fragstellung

          Quantifizierung von Patienten, die mit dem Rettungswagen (RTW) in der Notaufnahme vorgestellt wurden und sicher und sinnvoll zur Behandlung primär in eine Praxis transportiert hätten werden können.

          Material und Methoden

          Retrospektive Auswertung prähospitaler und klinischer Daten von erwachsenen Patienten, die innerhalb von 2 Monaten mit einem RTW in die Notaufnahme eines universitären Maximalversorgers eingeliefert wurden. Anhand einer durch Rettungsassistenten durchgeführten, 5‑stufigen Dringlichkeitseinschätzung erfolgte durch die Autoren zunächst die Kategorisierung in „dringliche“ (Arztkontakt innerhalb von maximal 30 min notwendig) und „weniger dringliche“ Fälle (Arztkontakt nicht in weniger als 30 min notwendig, maximal in 120 min). In der Gruppe der „weniger dringlichen“ Fälle wurden aus den klinischen Behandlungsdaten diejenigen mit ambulanter Weiterbehandlung diskriminiert sowie folgend die Fälle, deren administrative Notaufnahme von Montag bis Freitag (Feiertage ausgeschlossen) jeweils zwischen 08.00 und 19.00 Uhr stattfand (praxistaugliche Fälle). Außerdem erfolgte eine medizinisch-inhaltliche Differenzierung dieser Fälle und ein Vergleich mit der Dringlichkeitseinschätzung in der Notaufnahme (Manchester Triage System, MTS).

          Ergebnisse

          Es wurden n = 1260 Patienten mit dem RTW in die Notaufnahme disponiert (Gesamtbehandlungszahl n = 11.506). Bei n = 894 war eine prähospitale Dringlichkeitseinschätzung dokumentiert, auf deren Grundlage n = 477 (53,4 %) als „weniger dringliche“ Fälle kategorisiert und n = 317 (66,5 %) ambulant weiterbehandelt wurden, n = 114 (23,9 %) zu üblichen Praxisöffnungszeiten. Das entspricht 1 % aller im Beobachtungszeitraum behandelten Patienten. 70 Fälle dieser praxistauglichen Gruppe (63,6 % von n = 110 mit dokumentierter MTS) wurden in der Notaufnahme dringlicher eingestuft. Die prähospital dokumentierten Beschwerdebilder und die in der Klinik erhobenen Hauptdiagnosen lassen den Einsatz relevanter diagnostischer Ressourcen bei einer Vielzahl der praxistauglichen Fälle vermuten.

          Diskussion

          Die Notaufnahmen könnten im Zeitfenster üblicher Praxisöffnungszeiten bei primärer Disposition der weniger dringlichen, ambulant behandelten Fälle in eine Praxis von ungefähr jedem zehnten mit dem RTW disponierten Patienten und 1 % ihrer Gesamtpatientenzahl entlastet werden. Unter dem Aspekt der Patientensicherheit ist dieses Vorgehen mit > 60 % möglicher Untertriage kritisch zu bewerten. Für die Diagnostik und Behandlung müssten entsprechende Ressourcen in der Praxis vorhanden und dem Rettungsdienst bekannt sein. Die primäre Disposition in eine Praxis erscheint bezogen auf die mögliche Entlastung einer großstädtischen Notaufnahme unbedeutend, ist potenziell patientengefährdend und mit einem enormen logistischen Aufwand verbunden.

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          Background

          In the 2018 advisory opinion concerning the realignment of healthcare, it is advocated that in order to relieve pressure on emergency departments (ED) prehospital medical emergency services should be given the option to directly transport suitable patients to doctors’ offices.

          Objectives

          To determine the prevalence of patients treated by prehospital emergency services that have the potential to be directly allocated to a primary care provider.

          Materials and methods

          Preclinical and clinical data of adult patients who in a 2-month period were transported to the ED of a university hospital by an ambulance were evaluated. To determine a safe and meaningful transport directly to a doctor’s office, a stepwise assessment was carried out: patients were categorized on the basis of the prehospital assessment of urgency as “urgent” (contact to doctor necessary within a maximum time of 30 min) and “less urgent” (contact to doctor not necessary within 30 min, maximum 120 min). “Less urgent” patients were further divided and those treated as outpatients were identified. This group was further restricted to cases whose administrative reception in the ED was documented Monday–Friday between 8 am and 7 pm. In addition, these cases were further differentiated with regard to medical content and compared with the triage results in the ED (Manchester Triage, MTS).

          Results

          In all, 1260 patients were brought to the ED by ambulance within the study period (total number of patients treated in this time period n = 11,506); 894 cases had a documented prehospital level of urgency and could therefore be included. Of these n = 477 (53.4%) were categorized as “less urgent”; 317 (66.5%) of these “less urgent” cases were treated as outpatients in the ED, and n = 114 (23.9%) in a time frame potentially suitable for direct transport to doctors’ offices, which is 1% of all patients treated in the ED in the time period examined. However, 70 of the cases suitable for doctors’ office (63.6% of n = 110 with documented MTS) were rated more urgent in the ED. With regards to prehospital complaints and documented diagnosis we assume employment of a relevant amount of resources in the treatment of these cases.

          Conclusions

          EDs could be relieved from every tenth patient brought in by prehospital emergency services (1% of all patients treated) during normal offices hours by direct allocation to doctors’ offices. Regarding patient’s safety this process however has to be seen critically as > 60% of these cases were potentially undertriaged. Necessary resources for diagnostics and treatment have to be available in the doctors’ offices and known to prehospital emergency services. Primary assignment of patients to doctors’ offices by prehospital emergency can only relieve urban EDs to a negligible extent, is potentially dangerous and linked to a tremendous logistic effort.

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          A simple clinical assessment is superior to systematic triage in prediction of mortality in the emergency department

          To compare the Danish Emergency Process Triage (DEPT) with a quick clinical assessment (Eyeball triage) as predictors of short-term mortality in patients in the emergency department (ED). The investigation was designed as a prospective cohort study conducted at North Zealand University Hospital. All patient visits to the ED from September 2013 to December 2013 except minor injuries were included. DEPT was performed by nurses. Eyeball triage was a quick non-systematic clinical assessment based on patient appearance performed by phlebotomists. Both triage methods categorised patients as green (not urgent), yellow, orange or red (most urgent). Primary analysis assessed the association between triage level and 30-day mortality for each triage method. Secondary analyses investigated the relation between triage level and 48-hour mortality as well as the agreement between DEPT and Eyeball triage. A total of 6383 patient visits were included. DEPT was performed for 6290 (98.5%) and Eyeball triage for 6382 (~100%) of the patient visits. Only patients with both triage assessments were included. The hazard ratio (HR) for 48-hour mortality for patients categorised as yellow was 0.9 (95% CI 0.4 to 1.9) for DEPT compared with 4.2 (95% CI 1.2 to 14.6) for Eyeball triage (green is reference). For orange the HR for DEPT was 2.2 (95% CI 1.1 to 4.4) and 17.1 (95% CI 5.1 to 57.1) for Eyeball triage. For red the HR was 30.9 (95% CI 12.3 to 77.4) for DEPT and 128.7 (95% CI 37.9 to 436.8) for Eyeball triage. For 30-day mortality the HR for patients categorised as yellow was 1.7 (95% CI 1.2 to 2.4) for DEPT and 2.4 (95% CI 1.6 to 3.5) for Eyeball triage. For orange the HR was 2.6 (95% CI 1.8 to 3.6) for DEPT and 7.6 (95% CI 5.1 to 11.2) for Eyeball triage, and for red the HR was 19.1 (95% CI 10.4 to 35.2) for DEPT and 27.1 (95% CI 16.9 to 43.5) for Eyeball triage. Agreement between the two systems was poor (kappa 0.05). Agreement between formalised triage and clinical assessment is poor. A simple clinical assessment by phlebotomists is superior to a formalised triage system to predict short-term mortality in ED patients.
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            Suitability of the German version of the Manchester Triage System to redirect emergency department patients to general practitioner care: a prospective cohort study

            Objectives To investigate the suitability of the German version of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) as a potential tool to redirect emergency department (ED) patients to general practitioner care. Such tools are currently being discussed in the context of reorganisation of emergency care in Germany. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Single centre University Hospital Emergency Department. Participants Adult, non-surgical ED patients. Exposure A non-urgent triage category was defined as a green or blue triage category according to the German version of the MTS. Primary and secondary outcome measures Surrogate parameters for short-term risk (admission rate, diagnoses, length of hospital stay, admission to the intensive care unit, in-hospital and 30-day mortality) and long-term risk (1-year mortality). Results A total of 1122 people presenting to the ED participated in the study. Of these, 31.9% (n=358) received a non-urgent triage category and 68.1% (n=764) were urgent. Compared with non-urgent ED presentations, those with an urgent triage category were older (median age 60 vs 56 years, p=0.001), were more likely to require hospital admission (47.8% vs 29.6%) and had higher in-hospital mortality (1.6% vs 0.8%). There was no significant difference observed between non-urgent and urgent triage categories for 30-day mortality (1.2% [n=4] vs 2.2% [n=15]; p=0.285) or for 1-year mortality (7.9% [n=26] vs 10.5% [n=72]; p=0.190). Urgency was not a significant predictor of 1-year mortality in univariate (HR=1.35; 95% CI 0.87 to 2.12; p=0.185) and multivariate regression analyses (HR=1.20; 95% CI 0.77 to 1.89; p=0.420). Conclusions The results of this study suggest the German MTS is unsuitable to safely identify patients for redirection to non-ED based GP care. Trial registration number U1111-1119-7564; Post-results
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              Sachstandsbericht: Strukturierte medizinische Ersteinschätzung in Deutschland (SmED)

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                Contributors
                tobias.lindner@charite.de
                Journal
                Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed
                Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed
                Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin
                Springer Medizin (Heidelberg )
                2193-6218
                2193-6226
                1 September 2021
                1 September 2021
                : 1-10
                Affiliations
                [1 ]GRID grid.6363.0, ISNI 0000 0001 2218 4662, Notfall- und Akutmedizin, , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Virchow-Klinikum und Campus Mitte, ; Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Deutschland
                [2 ]GRID grid.6734.6, ISNI 0000 0001 2292 8254, Fachgebiet Management im Gesundheitswesen, , Technische Universität Berlin, ; Berlin, Deutschland
                [3 ]GRID grid.412581.b, ISNI 0000 0000 9024 6397, Fakultät für Gesundheit, Department Humanmedizin, , Universität Witten/Herdecke, ; Witten, Deutschland
                [4 ]Ärztliche Leitung Rettungsdienst, Berliner Feuerwehr, Berlin, Deutschland
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                : 9 March 2021
                : 17 May 2021
                : 3 July 2021
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                notfallversorgung,ambulante behandlung,dringlichkeitseinschätzung,krankenhauszuweisung,emergency care,outpatient,triage,hospital admission

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