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急診停留時間短不增加返診風險,研究顯示快速處置並非草率
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急診停留時間短不增加返診風險,研究顯示快速處置並非草率

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中醫大附醫研究分析28,803名非創傷性腹痛患者發現,急診停留時間小於96分鐘者72小時內返診率及住院率較低,顯示快速處置不增加風險。急診醫師魏智偉指出,輕症患者長時間等待後被建議回家易產生落差感,但醫師快速評估是好事,同時提醒醫病信任建立需時,部分病情具不可預期性。

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許多民眾因不明原因疼痛前往急診,但部分人在長時間等待後被醫師要求回家休息,產生不滿並擔心處置過於草率。中醫大附醫團隊因此研究急診停留時間與後續返診風險的關聯。

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許多民眾遇到不明原因的疼痛,第一時間會想直奔急診求助,但有些民眾在急診長時間等待後,醫師「看一眼就要求回家休息」,因此心生不滿,也擔憂處置太草率、可能增加後續再就醫風險。對此中醫大附醫研究指出,在急診停留時間短的病人,反而3天內再前往急診就醫的機率更低。

為了解病人在急診停留時間與後續症狀惡化的風險是否相關,中醫大附醫團隊分析2021年至2023年期間、因無併發症的非創傷性腹痛前來急診求助的28,803名成人患者進行分析。

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該研究分析發現,急診停留時間小於96分鐘的患者,72小時內返回急診的比率、返診後需住院的比率明顯低於急診停留時間大於210分鐘的患者,顯示加快急診處置流程,並不會增加患者後續再返回急診求助的風險,且此一成效可能與近年優化臨床工作流程、床邊即時超音波應用有關。

因此,研究團隊認為,症狀無法馬上被解決、較難當下診斷出病因的患者通常才會需要進行更多的檢查與評估,因此會在急診停留較長時間,不應錯誤認為在急診停留更久、返家後再前往急診就醫的機會一定會更低,未來應著力於外部驗證及臨床決策工具開發,以便有效識別適合安全、早期出院的患者。

童綜合醫院急診醫學部主任魏智偉認為,台灣醫療非常方便,許多民眾感到不適就會想跑急診,但其實本身的症狀並沒有嚴重到需要急診處置的程度,但急診醫師當下可能忙於其他緊急個案處置,輕症患者經歷長時間等待、評估後馬上建議回家,有些人會因此產生心理預期上的落差感,覺得被草率對待。

魏智偉說,會在急診真的停留2到3小時以上的患者,通常是需要配合其他影像檢查才能釐清病因的患者,其他90分鐘內能離開急診的患者,通常不會有太嚴重的情況,且多數民眾經過醫師說明後都能接受,「我覺得大家不用急著詛咒自己,醫師能迅速評估完成是好事。」

不過,魏智偉提到,急診醫師與病人可能一輩子只見一次,沒辦法像門診醫師一樣,透過長期互動建立信任,加上忙碌、可能剛處理完重症患者,容易給病人急躁、嚴厲的印象,因此醫病信任感薄弱,即使做了衛教,也難保之後出現紛爭。

魏智偉舉例,前幾天有個流感兒童個案前來急診求助,醫師評估後請患者返家休養,但1天後出現意識不明,再度返回急診就醫診斷為急性腦炎,這類疾病本身就有不可預期的特性,只能透過衛教提醒患者或家屬注意,「但整體醫療環境讓我們無法從容面對患者,不然我們也希望和顏悅色做衛教。」

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  • 未來將透過外部驗證及臨床決策工具開發,以有效識別適合安全、早期出院的急診患者。

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  • 哪些具體的臨床決策工具正在開發中?
  • 床邊即時超音波在急診中的應用具體如何影響處置時間?
  • 如何改善急診醫師與患者的短暫互動中建立信任?

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