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Patients presenting at the emergency department with acute abdominal pain are less likely to be admitted to inpatient wards at times of access block: a registry study

BACKGROUND: Also known as access block, shortage of inpatient beds is a common cause of emergency department (ED) boarding and overcrowding, which are both associated with impaired quality of care. Recent studies have suggested that access block not simply causes boarding in EDs, but may also result...

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Autores principales: Blom, MC, Landin–Olsson, M., Lindsten, M., Jonsson, F., Ivarsson, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26446825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-015-0158-3