QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
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Multicenter Study
A cross-sectional study of doctors', managers' and public representatives' views regarding acceptable level of risk in discharges from the emergency department.
Discharging a patient from the emergency department (ED) always involves some risk of a poor outcome. ⋯ There are significant differences in risk tolerance when considering discharge from the ED between different groups with doctors being most risk tolerant and politicians most risk averse.