Emergency Department Crowding and Decreased Quality of Pain Care
Hwang U, Richardson L, Livote E, Harris B, Spencer N, Morrison R. Emergency Department Crowding and Decreased Quality of Pain Care. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 15: 1248-1255. PMID: 18945239, PMCID: PMC2729811, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00267.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of boardersPain careEmergency departmentPain assessmentED censusAnalgesic medicationTertiary care emergency departmentFinal ED diagnosisTotal ED censusRetrospective observational studyOutcomes of interestEmergency department (ED) crowdingAdult patientsChief complaintPainful conditionsCare measuresMedication administrationPatient visitsED diagnosisObservational studyED crowdingInpatient bedsPatientsMedication orderingPatient care