Emergency department crowding and hospital transformation during COVID-19, a retrospective, descriptive study of a university hospital in Stockholm, Sweden

Emergency department crowding and hospital transformation during COVID-19, a retrospective, descriptive study of a university hospital in Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract Objectives COVID-19 presents challenges to the emergency care system that could lead to emergency department (ED) crowding. The Huddinge site at the Karolinska university hospital (KH) responded through a rapid transformation of inpatient care capacity together with changing working methods...

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Main Authors: Björn af Ugglas, Niclas Skyttberg, Andreas Wladis, Therese Djärv, Martin J. Holzmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency department
Crowding
COVID-19
Surge capacity
Bed occupancy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-020-00799-6

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