Improving Adolescent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Follow-up from the Emergency Department: Randomized Controlled Trial with Text Messages

摘要

Background and ObjectivesCDC guidelines recommend follow-up within 72 hours of diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) because patients with inadequate treatment are at increased risk of acute and chronic complications. Follow-up rates in adolescents after diagnosis range between 10 to 16%. The primary objective was to assess the effect of text message (TM) reminders to adolescent patients diagnosed with PID on obtaining follow-up care within 72 hours of emergency department (ED) discharge.