Quantifying the impact of patient boarding on emergency department length of stay: All admitted patients are negatively affected by boarding

Quantifying the impact of patient boarding on emergency department length of stay: All admitted patients are negatively affected by boarding

Abstract Background Patients boarding in the emergency department (ED) as a result of delays in bed placement are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Prior literature on ED boarding does not explore the impact of boarding on patients admitted to the hospital from the ED. The objective...

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Main Authors: Leslie A. Laam, Andrea A. Wary, Ronald S. Strony, Michael H. Fitzpatrick, Chadd K. Kraus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
admitted patients
crowding
emergency department boarding
length of stay
patient boarding
quantile regression model
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12401
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