How Long Are Patients Willing to Wait in the Emergency Department Before Leaving Without Being Seen?

How Long Are Patients Willing to Wait in the Emergency Department Before Leaving Without Being Seen?

Introduction: Our goal was to evaluate patients’ threshold for waiting in an emergency department(ED) waiting room before leaving without being seen (LWBS). We analyzed whether willingness to wait was influenced by perceived illness severity, age, race, triage acuity level, or insurance status.Metho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael N Brodeur, Michael E Winters, Michael D Witting, Sanober B Shaikh, David A Jerrard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency Medicine
clinical practice
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3f76719z

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