• Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2022

    Informing the Alfred Registry for Emergency Care Project: An analysis of presenting complaint documentation in an emergency department.

    • Matthew White, Gerard M O'Reilly, Rob D Mitchell, Michael Noonan, Ryan Hiller, Biswadev Mitra, Andrew Paton, Kathryn Pristupa, Carl Luckhoff, SmitDe VilliersVEmergency and Trauma Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.National Trauma Research Institute, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, and Peter A Cameron.
    • Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    • Emerg Med Australas. 2022 Aug 1; 34 (4): 620-622.

    ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility of an ED presenting complaint (PC) tool that categorised all ED PCs into 10 categories.MethodsA retrospective analysis of 1445 consecutive patient encounters was conducted. The primary outcome was the frequency of use of the 10 PC categories.ResultsOf the 1203 patient encounters meeting inclusion criteria, the PC tool was completed by clinicians in 574 (47.7%). When completed, the tool's 10 options were selected for most presentations (72.3%).ConclusionThe PC tool captured the majority of presenting complaints in 10 categories. External validation is recommended.© 2022 The Authors. Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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