Emergency department crowding increases 10-day mortality for non-critical patients: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: The current evidence suggests that higher levels of crowding in the Emergency Department (ED) have a negative impact on patient outcomes, including mortality. However, only limited data are available about the association between crowding and mortality, especially for patients discharged from the ED. The primary objective of this study was to establish the association between ED crowding and overall 10-day mortality for non-critical patients. The secondary objective was to perform a subgroup analysis of mortality risk separately for both admitted and discharged patients. An observational single-centre retrospective study was conducted in the Tampere University Hospital ED from January 2018 to February 2020. The ED Occupancy Ratio (EDOR) was used to describe the level of crowding and it was

SUBMITTER: Eidsto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827824 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature