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Review
. 2021 Mar;133(5-6):229-233.
doi: 10.1007/s00508-019-01596-7. Epub 2020 Jan 13.

Emergency department overcrowding : Analysis and strategies to manage an international phenomenon

Gregor Lindner  1 , Bertram K Woitok  2
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Review

Emergency department overcrowding : Analysis and strategies to manage an international phenomenon

Gregor Lindner et al. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Overcrowding in emergency departments is a common and worldwide phenomenon, which is widely reported even in the lay press. Strategies to address this incriminating situation for patients, nurses, physicians and hospital administrators are urgently needed. The current review presents an analysis of the overcrowding problem as well as strategies to answer overcrowding situations.

Keywords: Fast-Track; Patient-Flow; Team-Triage; Triage; Waiting time.

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