Overcrowding in emergency departments: A review of strategies to decrease future challenges

Overcrowding in emergency departments: A review of strategies to decrease future challenges

Emergency departments (EDs) are the most challenging ward with respect to patient delay. The goal of this study is to present strategies that have proven to reduce delay and overcrowding in EDs. In this review article, initial electronic database search resulted in a total of 1006 articles. Thirty a...

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Main Authors: Mohammad H Yarmohammadian, Fatemeh Rezaei, Abbas Haghshenas, Nahid Tavakoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Emergency department
overcrowding
patient flow
patient journey
patient safety
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2017;volume=22;issue=1;spage=23;epage=23;aulast=Yarmohammadian

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http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2017;volume=22;issue=1;spage=23;epage=23;aulast=Yarmohammadian

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