Fast track patients' satisfaction, compliance and confidence with emergency department discharge planning

L Stevens, M Fry, M Browne, A Barnes - Australasian emergency care, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Across Australia over one million patients are discharged from the
emergency department. Discharge planning involves the communication of healthcare …

Operations management solutions to improve ED patient flows: evidence from the Italian NHS

M Marsilio, ET Roldan, L Salmasi, S Villa - BMC Health Services Research, 2022 - Springer
Background Overcrowding occurs when the identified need for emergency services
outweighs the available resources in the emergency department (ED). Literature shows that …

A retrospective review of emergency department visits that may be appropriate for management in non-emergency settings

AD Tapia, JT Howard, NL Bebo, JA Pfaff… - Military …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Background Emergency departments (EDs) continue to struggle with
overcrowding, increasing wait times, and a surge in patients with non-urgent conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of hand disinfection in paediatric advanced life support (PALS): A simulation study

M Bentele, S Bentele, N Reinoso-Schiller… - Infection Prevention in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Hand disinfection is often omitted during emergencies because it may delay life-
saving treatments. As healthcare-associated infections significantly worsen patient …

Consent for withholding life-sustaining treatment in cancer patients: a retrospective comparative analysis before and after the enforcement of the Life Extension …

YJ Chung, I Park, J Cho, JH Beom, JE Lee - BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The Life Extension Medical Decision law enacted on February 4, 2018
in South Korea was the first to consider the suspension of futile life-sustaining treatment, and …

Person-Centered Emergency Medicine

AO Giwa, C Simmons, C Clifford, M Villars… - Person Centered …, 2023 - Springer
Person-centered medicine (PCM) has long been an implicit part of Emergency Medicine
(EM) practice in the United States—EM's very existence stems from the conviction that …

Nursing Staff in Psychiatric Emergency Services

AC VanderPutten - Models of Emergency Psychiatric Services That Work, 2020 - Springer
This chapter reviews the knowledge and skill base of nurses in psychiatric emergency
services (PES). Nurses represent the largest population of health care professionals and are …