NDLI: Ill, Itinerant, and Insured: The Top 20 Users of Emergency Departments in Baltimore City

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Dipietro, Barbara Y. Kindermann, Dana Schenkel, Stephen M.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to document the clinical and demographic characteristics of the 20 most frequent users of emergency departments (EDs) in one urban area. We reviewed administrative records from three EDs and two agencies providing services to homeless people in Baltimore City. The top 20 users accounted for 2,079 visits at the three EDs. Their mean age was 48, and median age was 51. Nineteen patients visited at least 2 EDs, 18 were homeless, and 13 had some form of public insurance. The vast majority of visits (86%) were triaged as moderate or high acuity. The five most frequent diagnoses were limb pain (n = 9), lack of housing (n = 6), alteration of consciousness (n = 6), infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (n = 5), and nausea/vomiting (n = 5). Hypertension, HIV infection, diabetes, substance abuse, and alcohol abuse were the most common chronic illnesses. The most frequent ED users were relatively young, accounted for a high number of visits, used multiple EDs, and often received high triage scores. Homelessness was the most common characteristic of this patient group, suggesting a relationship between this social factor and frequent ED use.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/726568
Starting Page	726568
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1537744X
e-ISSN	1537744X
Journal	The Scientific World Journal
Volume Number	2012
Language	English
Publisher	The Scientific World Journal
Publisher Date	2012-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	The Scientific World Journal
Subject Keyword	Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) Environmental Science(all) Medicine(all) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Environmental Science

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Involving Users to Improve the Collaborative Logical Framework

Frequent Users of Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea Characterized by Claims Data from the National Health Insurance: A Cross Sectional Study

Assessing Topographical Orientation Skills in Cannabis Users

Designing a Facebook Interface for Senior Users

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in Patients Attending a Baltimore City Emergency Department

Lightweight Adaptation of Classifiers to Users and Contexts: Trends of the Emerging Domain

Hypochloraemia and Worse Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill Patients

Elemental Spatiotemporal Variations of Total Suspended Particles in Jeddah City

Microbial Contamination of Date Rutab Collected from the Markets of Al-Hofuf City in Saudi Arabia

Ill, Itinerant, and Insured: The Top 20 Users of Emergency Departments in Baltimore City

Similar Documents

Involving Users to Improve the Collaborative Logical Framework

Frequent Users of Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea Characterized by Claims Data from the National Health Insurance: A Cross Sectional Study

Assessing Topographical Orientation Skills in Cannabis Users

Designing a Facebook Interface for Senior Users

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in Patients Attending a Baltimore City Emergency Department

Lightweight Adaptation of Classifiers to Users and Contexts: Trends of the Emerging Domain

Hypochloraemia and Worse Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill Patients

Elemental Spatiotemporal Variations of Total Suspended Particles in Jeddah City

Microbial Contamination of Date Rutab Collected from the Markets of Al-Hofuf City in Saudi Arabia

Ill, Itinerant, and Insured: The Top 20 Users of Emergency Departments in Baltimore City