TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of Outpatient Adherence in 45,237 Patients Referred by an Emergency Department to Surgical Clinics
AU - Cheema, Fareed
AU - Lima, Diego L.
AU - Iqbal, Niloy
AU - Friedmann, Patricia
AU - Camacho, Diego
AU - Malcher, Flavio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Société Internationale de Chirurgie.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Introduction: This study examines referral patterns to surgical clinics from the emergency department and the impact of sociodemographic factors on adherence. Methods: Patients from 2017 to 2021 were identified who had a referral placed to surgical specialties from the ED. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who had a referral to surgery placed during an ED visit but who showed up to surgery clinic visit within 60 days of referral placement. Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed. Results: Referrals were made for 45,237 patients overall and 4130 for general surgery specifically. 44% showed up to general surgery clinic visit. In univariate and multivariate analysis, those who showed up to clinic were older, tended to be female, had a lower social economic status, had Medicaid or Medicare insurance and had more comorbidities compared to those who did not show up. Asians and Hispanics were more likely to show up to clinic compared to Whites. Conclusions: Assigning navigators in the ED to follow-up with patients who are younger and healthier, with private insurances who have existing PCPs to ensure they follow up as advised is a potential targeted intervention to improve clinic adherence.
AB - Introduction: This study examines referral patterns to surgical clinics from the emergency department and the impact of sociodemographic factors on adherence. Methods: Patients from 2017 to 2021 were identified who had a referral placed to surgical specialties from the ED. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who had a referral to surgery placed during an ED visit but who showed up to surgery clinic visit within 60 days of referral placement. Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed. Results: Referrals were made for 45,237 patients overall and 4130 for general surgery specifically. 44% showed up to general surgery clinic visit. In univariate and multivariate analysis, those who showed up to clinic were older, tended to be female, had a lower social economic status, had Medicaid or Medicare insurance and had more comorbidities compared to those who did not show up. Asians and Hispanics were more likely to show up to clinic compared to Whites. Conclusions: Assigning navigators in the ED to follow-up with patients who are younger and healthier, with private insurances who have existing PCPs to ensure they follow up as advised is a potential targeted intervention to improve clinic adherence.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00268-022-06799-0
DO - 10.1007/s00268-022-06799-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 36284006
AN - SCOPUS:85141076289
SN - 0364-2313
VL - 47
SP - 455
EP - 460
JO - World Journal of Surgery
JF - World Journal of Surgery
IS - 2
ER -