2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.09.019
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Emergency Department Crowding, Part 1—Concept, Causes, and Moral Consequences

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“…Emergency departments are overcrowded and busy units (10). Safety is evaluated in a wide range of areas in emergency services (11).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Emergency departments are overcrowded and busy units (10). Safety is evaluated in a wide range of areas in emergency services (11).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Five-level triage systems have been commonly used in emergency departments of countries where emergency medical services have been developed. [23][24][25][26][27][28] In the United States, ESI has emerged as a new triage system in which education and experience are needed; it is the most widely used and is the most valuable of emergency triage systems.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Inappropriate care areas and long durations for care in overcrowded emergency departments cause problems between patients and health care providers. [10][11][12][13][14] Different triage systems (2-Level, 3-Level, 4-Level and 5-Level) have been applied to determine the priority and management of health care for emergent patients in emergency departments. [15][16][17][18][19] A survey carried out in US in 4897 hospitals showed that there is no triage system in 0.7% of emergency departments, a 2-level triage system in 0.3%, a 3-level triage system in 25.2%, a 4-level triage system in 9.6%, a 5-level ESI triage system in 56.9%, another 5-level triage system in 6.3%, and other triage system in 0.1% of emergency departments.…”
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“…Due to population increase, internal migrations, and ED applications of patients who do not have urgent complaints, a high number of patients are observed in EDs (2). This increase in patient density leads to longer waiting times for patients in the ED, delays in the treatment of patients having more serious health conditions, decrease in patient satisfaction, decrease in the quality of service, safety problems, and decrease in the productivity of healthcare professionals (3,4). Therefore, it is necessary to select patients who need medical care more urgently in ED applications and determine patients' medical priorities (triage) (5).…”
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confidence: 99%