Emergency department crowding in The Netherlands: managers’ experiences
BackgroundIn The Netherlands, the state of emergency department (ED) crowding is unknown. Anecdotal evidence suggests that current ED patients experience a longer length of stay (LOS) compared to some years ago, which is indicative of ED crowding. However, no multicenter studies have been performed to quantify LOS and assess crowding at Dutch EDs. We performed this study to describe the current state of emergency departments in The Netherlands regarding patients' length of stay and ED nurse managers' experiences of crowding.MethodsA survey was sent to all 94 ED nurse managers in The Netherland... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | International Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol 6, iss 1 |
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eScholarship
University of California |
Schlagwörter: | Clinical Research / Emergency Care / Health and social care services research / 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services / Emergency service / Hospital / Emergency department crowding / Overcrowding / Clinical Sciences / Other Medical and Health Sciences |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28747655 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6x91b1h1 |