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The association between hospital overcrowding and mortality among patients admitted via Western Australian emergency departments
The Medical Journal of Australia · 2006 · Vol. 184(12) · pp. 616–616
Peter Sprivulis✉(University of Western Australia)Julie‐Ann Da SilvaIan Jacobs(University of Western Australia)Amanda R L Frazer(University of Western Australia)George A Jelinek(University of Western Australia)
Abstract
Hospital and ED overcrowding is associated with increased mortality. The Overcrowding Hazard Scale may be used to assess the hazard associated with hospital and ED overcrowding. Reducing overcrowding may improve outcomes for patients requiring emergency hospital admission.
Emergency and Acute Care StudiesHealthcare Policy and ManagementGlobal Health Care IssuesOvercrowdingMedicineEmergency medicineMedical emergencyDemographyPolitical scienceSociology
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AdolescentAdultAgedBed OccupancyCrowdingData Interpretation, StatisticalEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionRetrospective Studies
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