Central Venous Catheter Adverse Events Are not Associated with Crowding Indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Crowding in the emergency department (ED) impacts a number of important quality and safety metrics. We studied ED crowding measures associated with adverse events (AE) resulting from central venous catheters (CVC) inserted in the ED, as well as the relationship between crowding and the frequency of CVC insertions in an ED cohort admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational study from 2008-2010 in an academic tertiary care center. Participants undergoing CVC in the ED or admitted to an ICU were categorized by quartile based on the following: National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS); waiting room patients (WR); ED patients awaiting inpatient beds (boarders); and ED occupancy (EDO). Main outcomes were t

SUBMITTER: Theodoro DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7972355 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature