Emergency department crowding: an overview of reviews describing measures causes, and harms

S Pearce, T Marchand, T Shannon, H Ganshorn… - Internal and Emergency …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Crowding in Emergency Departments (EDs) has emerged as a global public health
crisis. Current literature has identified causes and the potential harms of crowding in recent …

The association between emergency department overcrowding and delay in treatment: a systematic review

A Darraj, A Hudays, A Hazazi, A Hobani, A Alghamdi - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Overcoming consumer resistance to AI in general health care

P Gaczek, R Pozharliev… - Journal of Interactive …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine offers a unique opportunity to improve the global health
system. However, consumers remain skeptical about AI's ability to accurately assess their …

Association of emergency department crowding with inpatient outcomes

C Hsuan, JE Segel, RY Hsia, Y Wang… - Health Services …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the association of higher emergency department (ED) census with
inpatient outcomes on the day of discharge (inpatient length of stay, in‐hospital mortality, ED …

Overcrowding in emergency departments: an overview of reviews describing global solutions and their outcomes

S Pearce, E Marr, T Shannon, T Marchand… - Internal and Emergency …, 2024 - Springer
Emergency Department (ED) crowding is defined as a situation wherein the demands of
emergency services overcome the ability of a department to provide high-quality care within …

A case study to investigate the impact of overcrowding indices in emergency departments

G Improta, M Majolo, E Raiola, G Russo… - BMC Emergency …, 2022 - Springer
Background Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is widespread in hospitals in many
countries, causing severe consequences to patient outcomes, staff work and the system …

Efficiency and teamwork in emergency departments: perception of staff on design interventions

S Ahmadpour, S Bayramzadeh… - … Research & Design …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The goal of this study is twofold:(1) identifying design strategies that enhance
efficiency and support teamwork in emergency departments (EDs) and (2) identifying design …

Acute rule-out of non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome in the (pre) hospital setting by HEART score assessment and a single point-of-care troponin …

GWA Aarts, C Camaro, RJ van Geuns, E Cramer… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Because of the lack of prehospital protocols to rule out a non-ST-segment
elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), patients with chest pain are often …

Impact of pharmacists during in-hospital resuscitation or medical emergency response events: A systematic review

EM Currey, N Falconer, KZ Isoardi, M Barras - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background We sought to determine the impact of the presence of a pharmacist on
medication and patient related outcomes during the emergency management of critically ill …

Hypothermia: Beyond the narrative review—the point of view of emergency physicians and medico-legal considerations

G Savioli, IF Ceresa, G Bavestrello Piccini… - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hypothermia is a widespread condition all over the world, with a high risk of mortality in pre-
hospital and in-hospital settings when it is not promptly and adequately treated. In this …