Boarding is associated with higher rates of medication delays and adverse events but fewer laboratory-related delays

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1033-1036

  Sri On, Jiraporn ^a   Chang, Yuchiao ^a   Curley, David P ^a   Camargo, Carlos A ^a   Weissman, Joel S ^b   Singer, Sara J ^c   Liu, Shan W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; THERAPY DELAY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921681685     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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