The probability of patients being admitted from the emergency department is negatively correlated to in-hospital bed occupancy - A registry study

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Blom, Mathias C ^a   Jonsson, Fredrik ^b   Landin Olsson, Mona ^a   Ivarsson, Kjell ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Pre Och Intrahospital Akutsjukvård ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bed occupancy; Emergency care; Patient admission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROWDING (AREA); EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIRST AID; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895559242     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-7-8     Document Type: Article

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