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  • An outcomes evaluation of an emergency department early pregnancy assessment service and early pregnancy assessment protocol

    Author(s)
    Wendt, Kim
    Crilly, Julia
    May, Chris
    Bates, Kym
    Saxena, Rakhee
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Crilly, Julia
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: Complications in early pregnancy, such as threatened or actual miscarriage is a common occurrence resulting in many women presenting to the emergency department (ED). Early pregnancy service delivery models described in the literature vary in terms of approach, setting and outcomes. Our objective was to determine outcomes of women who presented to an Australian regional ED with diagnoses consistent with early pregnancy complications following the implementation of an early pregnancy assessment service (EPAS) and early pregnancy assessment protocol (EPAP) in July 2011. METHODS: A descriptive, comparative (6 months ...
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    BACKGROUND: Complications in early pregnancy, such as threatened or actual miscarriage is a common occurrence resulting in many women presenting to the emergency department (ED). Early pregnancy service delivery models described in the literature vary in terms of approach, setting and outcomes. Our objective was to determine outcomes of women who presented to an Australian regional ED with diagnoses consistent with early pregnancy complications following the implementation of an early pregnancy assessment service (EPAS) and early pregnancy assessment protocol (EPAP) in July 2011. METHODS: A descriptive, comparative (6 months before and after) study was undertaken. Data were extracted from the hospital ED information system and medical healthcare records. Outcome measures included: time to see a clinician, ED length of stay, admission rate, re-presentation rate, hospital admission and types of pathology tests ordered. RESULTS: Over the 12 -month period, 584 ED presentations were made to the ED with complications of early pregnancy (268 PRE and 316 POST EPAS-EPAP). Outcomes that improved statistically and clinically following implementation included: time to see a clinician (decreased by 6 min from 35 to 29 min), admission rate (decreased 6% from 14.5% to 8.5%), increase in beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin ordering by 10% (up to 80% POST), increase in ultrasound (USS) performed by 10% (up to 73% POST) and increase in pain score documentation by 23% (up to 36% POST). CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that patient and service delivery improvements can be achieved following the implementation of targeted service delivery models such as EPAS and EPAP in the ED.
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    Journal Title
    Emergency Medicine Journal
    Volume
    31
    Issue
    e1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-202887
    Subject
    Clinical sciences
    Nursing
    Nursing not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/56870
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