Emergency department overcrowding: Analysis and strategies to manage an international phenomenon

G Lindner, BK Woitok - Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 2021 - Springer
Overcrowding in emergency departments is a common and worldwide phenomenon, which
is widely reported even in the lay press. Strategies to address this incriminating situation for …

Measures of emergency department crowding, a systematic review. How to make sense of a long list

S Badr, A Nyce, T Awan, D Cortes… - Open Access …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Emergency department (ED) crowding, a common and serious phenomenon in many
countries, lacks standardized definition and measurement methods. This systematic review …

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 …

The association of the emergency department work environment on patient care and nurse job outcomes

KJ Muir, DM Sloane, LH Aiken… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the association between emergency nurses' work environments and
patient care quality and safety, and nurse burnout, intent to leave, and job dissatisfaction …

Methodological approaches to support process improvement in emergency departments: a systematic review

MA Ortíz-Barrios, JJ Alfaro-Saíz - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The most commonly used techniques for addressing each Emergency Department (ED)
problem (overcrowding, prolonged waiting time, extended length of stay, excessive patient …

Patient and hospital characteristics predict prolonged emergency department length of stay and in-hospital mortality: a nationwide analysis in Korea

KS Lee, HS Min, JY Moon, D Lim, Y Kim, E Ko… - BMC Emergency …, 2022 - Springer
Background Prolonged emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) in critically ill patients
leads to increased mortality. This nationwide study investigated patient and hospital …

Concordance between initial presumptive and final adjudicated diagnoses of infection among patients meeting sepsis-3 criteria in the emergency department

GA Hooper, CJ Klippel, SR McLean… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Guidelines emphasize rapid antibiotic treatment for sepsis, but infection
presence is often uncertain at initial presentation. We investigated the incidence and drivers …

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 …

Relationship between time of emergency department admission and adherence to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign bundle in patients with septic shock

JS You, YS Park, SP Chung, HS Lee, S Jeon, WY Kim… - Critical Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Nighttime hospital admission is often associated with increased mortality risk in
various diseases. This study investigated compliance rates with the Surviving Sepsis …

Maximum emergency department overcrowding is correlated with occurrence of unexpected cardiac arrest

J Kim, HJ Bae, CH Sohn, SE Cho, J Hwang, WY Kim… - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
Background Emergency department overcrowding negatively impacts critically ill patients
and could lead to the occurrence of cardiac arrest. However, the association between …