Is it possible to quickly identify acutely unwell patients who can be safely managed as outpatients? The need for a "Universal Safe to Discharge Score" - Kellett, J.; Nickel, C. H.; Skyttberg, N.; Brabrand, M. (Eur J Intern Med, 2019)
If scores or algorithms were developed that quickly identified patients who are bound to have 100% survival, if even only for a few days, more patients could be safely discharged from emergency department, this eliminating the risks of hospitalization for many patients. This hypothesis proposes that it is possible to develop a "Universal Safe to Discharge Score", and suggests how it might be developed and validated.
Keywords: journalArticle; *Patient Selection; Acute Disease/*therapy; Ambulatory Care/*standards; Humans; Needs Assessment; Patient Discharge/*standards; Patient outcomes; Prediction of outcomes; Predictive scores; Survival analysis; Time Factors