Effect of emergency physician-operated emergency short-stay ward on emergency department stay length and clinical outcomes: a case-control study

Abstract Background We hypothesized that an emergency short-stay ward (ESSW) mainly operated by emergency medicine physicians may reduce the length of patient stay in emergency department without expense of clinical outcomes. Methods We retrospectively analysed adult patients who visited the emergen...

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Main Authors: Sean Moon, Taegyun Kim, Heesu Park, Hayoung Kim, Jieun Shin, Yun Seong Park, Gaonsorae Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00813-x