The effects of emergency department overcrowding on admitted patient outcomes
2016; Volume: 14; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.11124/jbisrir-2016-002562
ISSN2202-4433
AutoresEduardo Santos, Daniela Cardoso, Paulo Joaquím Pina Queirós, Madalena Cunha, Manuel Alves Rodrígues, João Apóstolo,
Tópico(s)Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
ResumoThe objective of this review is to identify the effects of emergency department (ED) overcrowding on admitted patient outcomes.More specifically, the questions are: does ED overcrowding increase the admitted patient's mortality? Does ED overcrowding increase the admitted patient's hospital length-of-stay? Does ED overcrowding increase the delay in door-to-needle time to treatment (time to antibiotic, time to thrombolysis and time to analgesic)?
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