The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Clinically Oriented Outcomes
Bernstein SL, Aronsky D, Duseja R, Epstein S, Handel D, Hwang U, McCarthy M, McConnell K, Pines JM, Rathlev N, Schafermeyer R, Zwemer F, Schull M, Asplin BR, Medicine E. The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Clinically Oriented Outcomes. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 16: 1-10. PMID: 19007346, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00295.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDomains of qualityEmergency departmentED crowdingEffect of EDST-elevation myocardial infarctionTime-sensitive conditionsObjective clinical endpointsEnglish-language literatureEmergency department (ED) crowdingHospital mortalityAcute painCohort studyCase seriesMyocardial infarctionPatient satisfactionSingle institutionClinical endpointsClinical trialsStudy qualityMedical adviceMedicine reportMedical literaturePatientsCareBody of dataWhat Affects Time to Care in Emergency Room Appendicitis Patients?
Bickell NA, Hwang U, Anderson RM, Rojas M, Barsky CL. What Affects Time to Care in Emergency Room Appendicitis Patients? Medical Care 2008, 46: 417-422. PMID: 18362822, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815c1e66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAppendicitis patientsED LOSQuicker careSurgeon's diagnosisPrivate insuranceRetrospective observational studyTreatment of patientsTime-sensitive conditionsNonwhite patientsED lengthPatient factorsSpecialist consultationED staffingObservational studyMinority patientsPatientsED characteristicsIll individualsPatient safetyDiagnosisED qualityAppendicitisGreater numberModest effect