Race and Other Disparate Demographic Variables Identified Among Emergency Department Boarders
Introduction: Emergency department (ED) boarding, the process of holding patients in the ED due to a lack of inpatient beds after the decision is made to admit, has profound consequences. Increased ED boarding times are associated with adverse patient outcomes, including increased mortality. While p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9g61x95x |