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Delays in Service for Non-Emergent Patients Due to Arrival of Emergent Patients in the Emergency Department: A Case Study in Hong Kong

BACKGROUND: In Hong Kong Emergency Departments (EDs), the timeliness of providing high-quality services has been compromised by the increasing attendance of non-emergent patients in addition to the unpredictable arrival of emergency patients. OBJECTIVES: We sought to quantify the impact of the prese...

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Autores principales: Xu, Mai, Wong, Tse Chiu, Wong, Shui Yee, Chin, Kwai Sang, Tsui, Kwok Leung, Hsia, Renee Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7126712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23759699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.102