Headache: Clinical governance in health care management in the Emergency Department

P. Querzani; D. Grimaldi; S. Cevoli; C. Begliardi; F. Rasi; P. Cortelli

doi:10.1007/s10072-006-0602-2

Headache: Clinical governance in health care management in the Emergency Department

P. Querzani, D. Grimaldi, S. Cevoli, C. Begliardi, F. Rasi, P. Cortelli

Istituto Scienze Neurologiche

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Abstract

Headache is a common Emergency Department (ED) problem accounting for 1.7%-4.5% of patients every year. The main aim in the ED is to differentiate between primary and secondary headache. Although secondary headache represents the lowest percentage (20%) of ED patients presenting with headache, it can be life threatening. Patients with primary headache require a follow-up programme on discharge from the ED with a specialist headache clinic taking responsibility for these patients. This procedure was applied at Ravenna Hospital ED for 2 years and recorded (unpublished data) a reduction in the number of repeat visits to the ED for headache and the number of inappropriate admissions for headache (DRG 25).

Original language	English
Journal	Neurological Sciences
Volume	27
Issue number	SUPPL. 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-006-0602-2
Publication status	Published - Sep 2006

Keywords

Emergency Department
Headache
Outcome predictors

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Neuroscience(all)
Clinical Neurology

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