Impact of a Triage Liaison Physician on Emergency Department Overcrowding and Throughput: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 702-708

  Holroyd, Brian R ^a   Bullard, Michael J ^a   Latoszek, Karen ^a   Gordon, Debbie ^a   Allen, Sheri ^a   Tam, Siulin ^a   Blitz, Sandra ^a   Yoon, Philip ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

emergency department; overcrowding; randomized controlled trial; triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TELECONSULTATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 34447556702     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.04.018     Document Type: Article

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