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An initiative to reduce psychiatric boarding in a Cape Town emergency department

BACKGROUND: Psychiatric boarding in Emergency Departments (ED) is a global challenge which results in long ED length of stays (LOS) with significant consequences on patient care and staff safety. AIM: This study investigated the impact of an initiative to reduce psychiatric boarding on LOS and readm...

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Autores principales: Hendrikse, Clint A., Hodkinson, Peter, van Hoving, Daniël J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696566/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v29i0.2075