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- Title
Implementation of a Transition in Care Protocol to Avoid Delays in Care for Male Patients Experiencing Acute Urinary Retention.
- Authors
Brabble, Tania; Hay, Brittany
- Abstract
Older men with acute urinary retention often experience delays in outpatient urologic follow up after hospitalization, resulting in an avoidable return to emergency care. An evidence- based transition in care protocol resulted in a 19% reduction in emergency department return.
- Subjects
HOSPITAL emergency services; ACADEMIC medical centers; TRANSITIONAL care; TREATMENT delay (Medicine); BENIGN prostatic hyperplasia; WORKFLOW; PRE-tests &; post-tests; QUALITY assurance; CHI-squared test; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RETENTION of urine; MEDICAL appointments; DATA analysis software; ACUTE diseases; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Urologic Nursing, 2022, Vol 42, Issue 2, p63
- ISSN
1053-816X
- Publication type
Article