Emergency department crowding and mortality: an observational multicenter study in Sweden

BackgroundEmergency department (ED) crowding is a serious problem worldwide causing decreased quality of care. It is reasonable to assume that the negative effects of crowding are at least partially due to high staff workload, but previous crowding metrics based on high workload have not been genera...

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Main Authors: Jens Wretborn, Daniel B. Wilhelms, Ulf Ekelund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1198188/full