Understanding the surgical care needs and use of outpatient surgical care services among homeless patients at the Ottawa Hospital | Zendy

Laura Zuccaro | Zendy; Caitlin Champion | Zendy; Sean Bennett | Zendy; Yvonne Ying | Zendy

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Understanding the surgical care needs and use of outpatient surgical care services among homeless patients at the Ottawa Hospital

Author(s) -

Laura Zuccaro,

Caitlin Champion,

Sean Bennett,

Yvonne Ying

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.001317

Subject(s) - medicine , referral , emergency department , health care , family medicine , emergency medicine , medical emergency , outpatient clinic , medical record , ambulatory care , nursing , surgery , economics , economic growth

The use of outpatient health care services by homeless people is low compared to their high level of need; however, it is unclear whether this applies to surgical care. We sought to describe surgical care access among homeless patients in a Canadian tertiary care setting.

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