Objectives The emergency department (ED) is one of the most critical areas in any hospital.
Recently, many countries have seen a rise in the number of ED visits, with an increase in …

Methods We carried out a prospective-observational study including data from 18 ED
located in the Paris metropolitan area. Daily through-ED hospitalizations numbers from 2007 …

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2010; 17: 970–978© 2010 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: This study investigated whether …

Objective To evaluate an automatic forecasting algorithm in order to predict the number of
monthly emergency department (ED) visits one year ahead. Methods We collected …

Objectives The emergency department (ED) is a very important healthcare entrance point,
known for its challenging organisation and management due to demand unpredictability. An …

Background Emergency department (ED) visits show a high volatility over time. Therefore,
EDs are likely to be crowded at peak-volume moments. ED crowding is a widely reported …

Background Accurate forecasting of emergency department (ED) attendances can be a
valuable tool for micro and macro level planning. Methods Data for analysis was the counts …

Objective Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is acknowledged as an increasingly
important issue worldwide. Hospital managers are increasingly paying attention to ED …

Abstract Background and objective Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding is a chronic
international issue that is associated with adverse treatment outcomes. Accurate forecasts of …

Background Crowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a challenge globally. To
counteract crowding in day-to-day operations, better tools to improve monitoring of the …