Overcrowding in the Emergency Department (ED) is one of the major issues that must be addressed in order to improve the services provided in emergency circumstances and to optimize their quality. As a result, in order to help the patients and professionals engaged, hospital organizations must implement remedial and preventative measures. Overcrowding has a number of consequences, including inadequate treatment and longer hospital stays; as a result, mortality and the average duration of stay in critical care units both rise. In the literature, a number of indicators have been used to measure ED congestion. EDWIN, NEDOCS and READI scales are considered the most efficient ones, each of which is based on different parameters regarding the patient management in the ED.
Overcrowding analysis in emergency department through indexes: a single center study / Colella, Ylenia; Di Laura, Danilo; Borrelli, Anna; Triassi, Maria; Amato, Francesco; Improta, Giovanni. - In: BMC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. - ISSN 1471-227X. - 22:1(2022), pp. 1-11. [10.1186/s12873-022-00735-0]
Overcrowding analysis in emergency department through indexes: a single center study
Triassi, Maria;Amato, Francesco;Improta, Giovanni
2022
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Overcrowding in the Emergency Department (ED) is one of the major issues that must be addressed in order to improve the services provided in emergency circumstances and to optimize their quality. As a result, in order to help the patients and professionals engaged, hospital organizations must implement remedial and preventative measures. Overcrowding has a number of consequences, including inadequate treatment and longer hospital stays; as a result, mortality and the average duration of stay in critical care units both rise. In the literature, a number of indicators have been used to measure ED congestion. EDWIN, NEDOCS and READI scales are considered the most efficient ones, each of which is based on different parameters regarding the patient management in the ED.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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