Emergency department census of patients awaiting admission following reorganisation of an admissions process

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 363-367

  Moloney, E D ^a   Bennett, K ^a   O'Riordan, D ^a   Silke, B ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ADULT; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745005258     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.028944     Document Type: Article

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