While many children experiencing anaphylaxis stay in the emergency room for hours—even overnight—after receiving epinephrine, 95 percent could be safely discharged within two hours and 98 percent within four hours, a new study led by experts from Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital and UVM’s Larner College of Medicine reports.
Pulcini, one of the study’s co-authors, says that when combined with shared decision-making with families, this is something he sees being implemented right way.
“We talk about the triple aim in health care, which is like improving health care quality, decreasing costs, and making the experience better for the patients and families, and that’s really what this is all about, and this is one of those studies that achieved all three of those things in one,” he said.
The study highlights multiple benefits if adopted, like reducing reluctance to receive care, alleviating overcrowding in emergency departments and potentially reducing health care costs.