Background Emergency department crowding is a major global healthcare issue. There is
much debate as to the causes of the phenomenon, leading to difficulties in developing …

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 …

Emergency department (ED) crowding represents an international crisis that may affect the
quality and access of health care. We conducted a comprehensive PubMed search to …

Objective To determine the causes of emergency department (ED) crowding and to identify
evidence-based solutions. Design The review used a 'conceptual synthesis' approach to …

Purpose Emergency department (ED) crowding is a significant patient safety concern
associated with poor quality of care. The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the …

Methods: This systematic review utilized original research articles published from 1st
January 2007, to 1st January 2019. Relevant articles from the PubMed (MEDLINE) …

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 …

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

Background: An extreme excess of patients exceeding the capacity of emergency
departments (EDs) to provide care is an emerging threat to patient safety and health systems …

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18: 1358–1370© 2011 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract The maturation of emergency medicine (EM) as a …