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Do health care professionals’ perceptions help to measure the degree of overcrowding in the emergency department? A pilot study in an Italian University hospital

BACKGROUND: Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) is internationally recognized as one of the greatest challenges to healthcare provision. Numerous studies have highlighted the ill-effects of overcrowding, including increased length of stay, mortality and cost per admission. This study measure...

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Autores principales: Strada, Andrea, Bravi, Francesca, Valpiani, Giorgia, Bentivegna, Roberto, Carradori, Tiziano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6712594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31455226
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-019-0259-9