Background: Our previous research showed that, in Alberta, Canada, a higher proportion of
visits to emergency departments and urgent care centres by First Nations patients ended in …

Objective Using a strength‐based framework, we aimed to describe and compare First
Nations patients who completed care in an ED to those who took their own leave. Methods …

Background Patients leaving the emergency department (ED) before treatment completion
(LBTC) is a common universal occurrence. We hypothesized that the characteristics of the …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The proportion of patients who leave without being seen in the
emergency department (ED) is an outcome-oriented measure of impaired access to …

Objective The objective of this study was to develop a US‐representative prediction model
identifying factors with a greater likelihood of patients leaving without being seen. Methods …

Background Many patients leave the Emergency Department (ED) before beginning or
completing medical evaluation. Some of these patients may be at higher medical risk …

Background Unplanned return visits account for up to 5% of Emergency Department
presentations in Australia and have been associated with adverse events and increased …

Methods This was a cross-sectional study in a 95,000 annual visit adult ED comparing
patients LWBS, with controls. Data were drawn from four seasonally adjusted four-week …

Objectives: The objective was to estimate the national left‐without‐being‐seen (LWBS) rate
and to identify patient, visit, and institutional characteristics that predict LWBS. Methods: This …

3. Department of Health and Social Services, Accès aux services médicaux de première
ligne, Données sur l'accès aux services de première ligne, September 30, 2019 (preliminary …