No waiting lying in a corridor: a quality improvement initiative in an emergency department

Background Overcrowding in the emergency department (ED) is a global problem and a source of morbidity and mortality and exhaustion for the teams. Despite multiple strategies proposed to overcome overcrowding, the accumulation of patients lying in bed awaiting treatment or hospitalisation is often i...

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Main Authors: Thomas Schmutz, Christophe Le Terrier, Vincent Ribordy, Youcef Guechi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/12/3/e002431.full