Effect of an independent-capacity protocol on overcrowding in an urban emergency department

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1277-1283

  Won, Chul Cha ^a   Sang, Do Shin ^a   Kyoung, Jun Song ^a   Sung, Koo Jung ^a   Gil, Joon Suh ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinical protocol; Crowding; Emergency medicine; Health resources

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROWDING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549148406     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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