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The probability of patients being admitted from the emergency department is negatively correlated to in-hospital bed occupancy – a registry study
BACKGROUND: The association between emergency department (ED) overcrowding and poor patient outcomes is well described, with recent work suggesting that the phenomenon causes delays in time-sensitive interventions, such as resuscitation. Even though most researchers agree on the fact that admitted p...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3917619/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499660 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1865-1380-7-8 |