Katherine Awh1,2, Morgan A. Venuti1,2, Lacey P. Gleason1,2, Rachel Rogers3, Srinivas Denduluri1, Yuli Y. Kim1,2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.5, pp. 726-734, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12784
Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence and predictors of nonattendance in an ACHD
outpatient clinic, and to examine the relationship between nonattendance and emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and death.
Methods: Patients ≥ 18 years who had scheduled appointments at an ACHD outpatient clinic between August 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014 were included. The
primary outcome of interest was nonattendance of the first scheduled appointment
of the study period, defined as “no-show” or “same-day cancellation.” Secondary outcomes of interest were ED visits, hospitalizations, and death until December 2017.
Results: Of 527 scheduled visits, 55 (10.4%) were nonattended. Demographic and
socioeconomic… More >
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