Prevalence of crowding, boarding and staffing levels in Swedish emergency departments - a National Cross Sectional Study

Prevalence of crowding, boarding and staffing levels in Swedish emergency departments - a National Cross Sectional Study

Abstract Background Emergency Department (ED) crowding occurs when demand for care exceeds the available resources. Crowding has been associated with decreased quality of care and increased mortality, but the prevalence on a national level is unknown in most countries. Method We performed a national...

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Main Authors: Jens Wretborn, Joakim Henricson, Ulf Ekelund, Daniel B. Wilhelms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency department
Crowding
Boarding
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-020-00342-x

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