[HTML][HTML] Emergency department crowding: a systematic review of causes, consequences and solutions

C Morley, M Unwin, GM Peterson, J Stankovich… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
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 …

The relationship between emergency department crowding and patient outcomes: a systematic review

EJ Carter, SM Pouch, EL Larson - Journal of Nursing …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Machine-learning-based electronic triage more accurately differentiates patients with respect to clinical outcomes compared with the emergency severity index

S Levin, M Toerper, E Hamrock, JS Hinson… - Annals of emergency …, 2018 - Elsevier
Study objective Standards for emergency department (ED) triage in the United States rely
heavily on subjective assessment and are limited in their ability to risk-stratify patients. This …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department and hospital crowding: causes, consequences, and cures

P McKenna, SM Heslin, P Viccellio… - Clinical and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Overcrowding with associated delays in patient care is a problem faced by emergency
departments (EDs) worldwide. ED overcrowding can be the result of poor ED department …

The association between length of emergency department boarding and mortality

AJ Singer, HC Thode Jr, P Viccellio… - Academic Emergency …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Emergency department (ED) boarding has been associated with several
negative patient‐oriented outcomes, from worse satisfaction to higher inpatient mortality …

Association between waiting times and short term mortality and hospital admission after departure from emergency department: population based cohort study from …

A Guttmann, MJ Schull, MJ Vermeulen, TA Stukel - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether patients who are not admitted to hospital after attending an
emergency department during shifts with long waiting times are at risk for adverse events …

International perspectives on emergency department crowding

JM Pines, JA Hilton, EJ Weber… - Academic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18: 1358–1370© 2011 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract The maturation of emergency medicine (EM) as a …

Revisions to the Canadian emergency department triage and acuity scale (CTAS) guidelines 2016

MJ Bullard, E Musgrave, D Warren, B Unger… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
METHODS The revisions have been at iterative process based on feedback from our key
stakeholders, the CTAS Instructors and Providers, the general public, the CTAS NWG …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department (ED) overcrowding: evidence-based answers to frequently asked questions

RJ Salway, R Valenzuela, JM Shoenberger… - Revista Médica Clínica …, 2017 - Elsevier
Overcrowding in emergency departments is a problem in many countries around the world,
including the United States and Chile. Emergency department (ED) overcrowding causes …

The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes

SL Bernstein, D Aronsky, R Duseja… - Academic …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background: An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report defines six domains of quality of
care: safety, patient‐centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, effectiveness, and equity. The …