Crowding in the emergency department in the absence of boarding – a transition regression model to predict departures and waiting time

Crowding in the emergency department in the absence of boarding – a transition regression model to predict departures and waiting time

Abstract Background Crowding in the emergency department (ED) is associated with increased mortality, increased treatment cost, and reduced quality of care. Crowding arises when demand exceed resources in the ED and a first sign may be increasing waiting time. We aimed to quantify predictors for dep...

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Main Authors: Andreas Halgreen Eiset, Hans Kirkegaard, Mogens Erlandsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Emergency department
Crowding
Prediction model
Waiting time
Transition regression model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0710-3

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