| Medical clearance in the psychiatric emergency setting: a call for more standardization. | |
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PMID: 20357550 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Literature suggests little standardization in the practice of medical clearance of patients who present to emergency rooms in psychiatric crisis. The present quality improvement study examined current practice in a large psychiatric teaching hospital setting. Using chart review, the completeness of physical examination was examined for 10 body areas in a random sample of 20 psychiatric patients admitted via a psychiatric emergency department (ED) during a one-month period. Charts were examined for four professional groups - family physicians or nurse practitioners, psychiatry residents, medical students and general ED physicians. Results indicated a wide variation in documentation across the four groups and some body systems that were consistently never assessed. To improve standardization, a physical examination form is proposed that is user friendly and based on a review of current literature. |
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Authors:
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Tanya Pinto; Brittany Poynter; Janet Durbin |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.) Volume: 13 ISSN: 1710-2774 ISO Abbreviation: Healthc Q Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-01 Completed Date: 2010-06-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101208192 Medline TA: Healthc Q Country: Canada |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 77-82 Citation Subset: H |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. |
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Canada Emergency Services, Psychiatric* Hospitals, Psychiatric Humans Medical Audit Physical Examination / standards* Retrospective Studies |
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