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Clinical review: Emergency department overcrowding and the potential impact on the critically ill.

Year: 2005

Type: review

Abstract: Critical care constitutes a significant and growing proportion of the practice of emergency medicine. Emergency department (ED) overcrowding in the USA represents an emerging threat to patient safety and could have a significant impact on the critically ill. This review describes the causes and effects of ED overcrowding; explores the potential impact that ED overcrowding has on care of the critically ill ED patient; and identifies possible solutions, focusing on ED based critical care.

Source: Critical Care

DOI: 10.1186/cc2981

Authors: Robert M Cowan, Stephen Trzeciak

Institution: Cooper University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,190