Influence of available resources on medical practitioners' decision-making process and practice: study of a reference hospital emergency department Influencia de los recursos disponibles en la práctica clínica: estudio en una unidad de urgencias de un hospital de referencia

Influence of available resources on medical practitioners' decision-making process and practice: study of a reference hospital emergency department Influencia de los recursos disponibles en la práctica clínica: estudio en una unidad de urgencias de un hospital de referencia

Objective: To evaluate variations in the observation period in the emergency department (ED) in response to bed availability. Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test study without a control group was conducted in the ED observation ward over 2 1-month periods. During this time the only vari...

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Main Authors: Juan Viñas Salas, Ramón Casals Garrigó, Ana M. Jiménez Vilchez, Pere Godoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-04-01
Series:Gaceta Sanitaria
Subjects:
Gestión de servicios sanitarios
Urgencias
Recursos
Calidad de los servicios de salud
Health care management
Emergencies
Resources
Health care quality
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