Patient safety depends on adequate staffing but the number of doctors required for safe
staffing for medical emergencies is not known. We measured the duration of the admission …

Background A prolonged stay for a patient within the emergency department (ED) can
adversely affect the outcome of their ensuing hospital admission. Aims To investigate the …

The patient safety movement has been active for over a decade, but the issue of patient
safety in emergency care and the emergency department (ED) has only recently been …

Emergency departments must answer the call of all patients at any time of the day. However,
as the typical day progresses, bottlenecks may develop in the process of delivering care …

In a retrospective analysis of more than 1 million visits to 18 emergency departments (EDs)
in a large, integrated US-based healthcare system, Smalley and colleagues highlight the …

Background Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a threat to patient safety and
public health. Availability of specialty consultation to the ED may contribute to overcrowding …

Objectives: To determine which patient characteristics are associated with prolonged waiting
times in the emergency department and which characteristics are associated with an …

Aims To examine waiting times, reasons for waiting, and patient knowledge of those
reasons, in the emergency department (ED). Methods Data were collected on patients …

[Ann Emerg Med. 2016; 67: 737-740.] Emergency department (ED) crowding, common in
many US hospitals, remains among the most underappreciated but consequential threats to …

Study hypothesis: Physician service time varies with patient service category, length of stay,
and intensity of service. Design: Prospective time study of emergency physician services …