Emergency department (ED) crowding, a common and serious phenomenon in many
countries, lacks standardized definition and measurement methods. This systematic review …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We evaluate recent trends in emergency department (ED) crowding
and its potential causes by analyzing ED occupancy, a proxy measure for ED crowding …

Health systems everywhere are expected to meet increasing public and political demands
for accessible, high-quality care. Policy-makers, managers, and clinicians use their best …

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a global health issue that is associated with
poor quality of care and affects the timeliness of treatment initiation. The purpose of this …

En los últimos años hemos asistido al despliegue de diferentes medidas de desarrollo de
los SUH, pero a pesar de ello los episodios de saturación siguen sucediéndose y el debate …

Objective Critically ill patients require significant time and care coordination in the
emergency department (ED). We hypothesized that ED crowding would delay time to …

The purpose of this review was to summarize the findings of published reports that
investigated quality-related outcomes and emergency department (ED) crowding. Of 276 …

Background Emergency department (ED) crowding is a significant international problem.
There is increasing overseas research into this field. In the UK, the focus has been on …

Introduction During emergency department (ED) crowding there is an imbalance between
the need for emergency care and available resources. We assessed the impact of crowding …

The objective of the study is to determine the association between emergency department
(ED) crowding and preventable medical errors (PME). This was a retrospective cohort study …