Emergency department crowding negatively influences outcomes for adults presenting with asthma: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to emergency department (ED) services is important for patients with acute asthma; however, ED crowding may impact the quality of care and compromise outcomes. We examine the association between ED crowding metrics and individual patient outcomes for adults presenting with asthma.

Methods

This population-based retrospective cohort study extracted all ED presentations made by patients aged 18 to 55 years to 18 high-volume EDs in Alberta from April 2014 to March 2019. Physician initial assessment (PIA) time and ED length of stay (LOS) for discharged and admitted patients were calculated. Other metrics and patient outcomes were also obtained. Linear and generalized linear models were fit for continuous and categorical outcomes. Cox proportional hazards models

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9789669 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature