Workload and management of childhood fever at general practice out-of-hours care: an observational cohort study

E.G.P.M. de Bont; J.M.M. Lepot; D.A.S. Hendrix; N. Loonen; Y. Guldemond-Hecker; G.J. Dinant; J.W.L. Cals

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007365

Workload and management of childhood fever at general practice out-of-hours care: an observational cohort study

E.G.P.M. de Bont^*
, J.M.M. Lepot
, D.A.S. Hendrix
, N. Loonen
, Y. Guldemond-Hecker
, G.J. Dinant
, J.W.L. Cals

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Objective: Even though childhood fever is mostly self-limiting, children with fever constitute a considerable workload in primary care. Little is known about the number of contacts and management during general practitioners' (GPs) out-of-hours care. We investigated all fever related telephone contacts, consultations, antibiotic prescriptions and paediatric referrals of children during GP out-of-hours care within 1 year. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting and patients: We performed an observational cohort study at a large Dutch GP out-of-hours service. Children (

Original language	English
Article number	e007365
Journal	BMJ Open
Volume	5
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007365
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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