Safety in Numbers: A Scoping Review of Patient Census and Patient Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resident workload can significantly influence resident education, resident well-being, and patient care. Components of workload include duty hours and patient census, though their roles within the complexities of workload and subsequent effects remain underexplored. This scoping review aims to investigate how patient census impacts patient outcomes.

Methods

Our scoping review searched multiple databases in April 2022 using a query framework that captured articles reporting the effect of inpatient service census on patient outcomes. English-language studies conducted in the United States were included. Three authors independently screened results, followed by full-text review. The data extracted contained study characteristics, characterization of census, patient o

SUBMITTER: Wu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12727286 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature