National trends in emergency department occupancy, 2001 to 2008: Effect of inpatient admissions versus emergency department practice intensity

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Pitts, Stephen R ^a   Pines, Jesse M ^b   Handrigan, Michael T ^c   Kellermann, Arthur L ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROWDING; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MEDICARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROWDING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870236666     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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