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. 2019 Dec 30;19:83. doi: 10.1186/s12873-019-0296-4

Table 2.

Frequent presenter definitions

Author Year Frequent Presenter’ Definition
Crane 2012 ≥6 visits/ year
DeHaven 2012 ≥2 visits/ year
Edgren 2016 ≥3 visits in previous 6 months
Enard 2013 Extracted data from > 5 visits pre intervention period.
Grimmer-Somers 2010 Individuals known to use public hospital ED services in an unplanned manner.
Grover 2018

≥10 visits in 12 months,

≥6 visits in 6 months,

≥4 visits in 1 month or concerned ED use.

Hardin 2017 ≥3visit/ year
Lin 2017 Patients with the most ED visits in the previous month and previous year.
Murphy 2013

Frequent = 3–11 visits per year,

Extreme = ≥12 visits/year preceding year of enrolment.

Navratil-Strawn 2014 ≥3 visits/ year in the previous 12 months
Okin 2000 ≥5 visits/ year
Reinius 2012 ≥3 visits during 6 months before inclusion.
Seaberg 2017 ≥5 visits/ year
Shumway 2008 ≥5 visits/ year
Stokes-Buzzelli 2010 Patients with the most ED visits.
Tadros 2012 ≥10 visits/ year