Table 2.

Number of patients discharged directly in the intervention cohort

Study	Injury	DD cohort size; n	DD rate; %	Relative to all patients with
Comparative
Abdelmalek [10]	5MC neck Fx	6	22.2	5MC neck fractures
Bansal [11]	5MC neck Fx	38	n/a	–
Ferguson [12]	5MT Fx	280	82.6	5MT fractures
Hamilton [13]	Paediatric forearm Fx	159	n/a	–
Kelly [14]	Multiple	45	18.2	Minor trauma injuries
Khan [15]	Torus Fx wrist	69	n/a	–
Mackenzie [9]	5MC Fx	88	n/a	–
	5MT Fx	87	n/a	–
	Radial head/neck Fx	114	n/a	–
Matthews [16]	Paediatric clavicle Fx	18	78.3	Paediatric zone 2 (midshaft) clavicle fractures
Seewoonarain [17]	Torus Fx wrist	33	75.0	Torus fractures of the distal radius
Vardy/Jenkins [2, 8]	Multiple	3802	59.5	Musculoskeletal injuries in the ED not requiring immediate admission
Non-comparative
Bhattacharyya [18]	Clavicle Fx	62	44.9	Clavicle fractures
Breathnach [19]	Multiple	42	26.8	Any type of fracture
Brogan [20]	5MT Fx	499	75.3	5MT fractures
Brooksbank [21]	Mallet finger	46	97.9	Mallet finger injuries
Callender [22]	Torus Fx wrist	119	n/a	–
Evans [23]	Hand/wrist injuries	54	18.6	Hand/wrist injuries
Gamble [24]	5MC Fx	167	n/a	–
Gleeson [25]—I	Torus Fx wrist; paediatric clavicle Fx	61	n/a	–
Gleeson [26]—II	5MC neck, 5MT base, Weber A Fx	33	n/a	–
Ibrahim [27]	Hand/wrist injuries	38	38.0	Hand/wrist injuries
Jayaram [28]	Radial head/neck Fx	182	90.1	Mason type 1 or 2 radial head/neck fractures
Little [29]	Hand/wrist injuries	968	26.1	Hand injuries
O’Reilly [30]	Multiple	901	33.3	Musculoskeletal injuries in the ED
Robinson [31]	Multiple paediatric	229	n/a	–
White [1]	Multiple	3222	26.7	Musculoskeletal injuries in the ED

If studies reported exclusively on outcomes in patients that were discharged directly, a direct discharge rate could not be determined (n/a/)

5MC fifth metacarpal, 5MT fifth metatarsal, DD direct discharge, ED emergency department, FU follow-up, Fx fracture, n/a not applicable, VFC virtual fracture clinic