Reduced access block causes shorter emergency department waiting times: An historical control observational study
- 27 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 15 (3), 232-238
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2026.2003.00441.x
Abstract
Objective: To study the effect of changes in hospital occupancy and ED occupancy on ED waiting times during a 13‐day period of improved bed access. Methods: A comparative, observational study of 1133...Keywords
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