title: [A closed emergency unit. Consequences for referral patterns and economics].
abstract: During the mid 1980's the emergency-room at Faaborg Hospital changed status from being open to semi-closed. From then on the patients had to contact a general practitioner before going to the emergency-room. The general practices in the area were then supposed to have a referring function. We decided to evaluate the consequences of this decision in 1991. From 25 August to 1 December 1991 we registered all patients who contacted the emergency-room. The conclusions were that no changes in the types of patients had occurred, and that it was at a greater cost to the National Health Service.
authors.affiliation: Faaborg Sygehus, kirurgisk afdeling.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wedderkopp
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Rosenblad
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Münster
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Henriksen
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation
vernacular_title: Lukket skadestue. Konsekvenser for henvendelsesmønster og økonomi.