Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints among patients admitted to the Emergency\nDepartment (ED). Diagnosis and management of abdominal pain may be a challenge and there are patients who\nrequire admission to the ED more than once in a short period of time. Our purpose was to assess the incidence of\nreadmissions among patients treated in the ED due to abdominal pain and to investigate the impact of\nreadmission on the further course of treatment.\nMethods: We conducted a prospective observational study, which included patients admitted to the ED in one\nacademic, teaching hospital presenting with non-traumatic abdominal pain in a three-month period. Analyzed\nfactors included demographic data, details related to first and subsequent visits in the ED and the course of\nhospitalization.\nResults: Overall, 928 patient.............
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