2011
Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review
Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK, Epstein SK, Fee C, Handel DA, Pines JM, Rathlev NK, Schafermeyer RW, Zwemer FL, Bernstein SL. Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 527-538. PMID: 21569171, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewCriterion standard measuresOriginal research studiesClinician opinionPatient countsPatient careStandardized definitionsStudy designCrowding measureEvidence of validityField of measuresCountTime intervalNumerical countsReviewMultiple sitesDepartment
2004
Care in the Emergency Department: How Crowded Is Overcrowded?
Hwang U, Concato J. Care in the Emergency Department: How Crowded Is Overcrowded? Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 1097-1101. PMID: 15466155, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research