Trial reportScandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine2011
Patient throughput times and inflow patterns in Swedish emergency departments. A basis for ANSWER, A National SWedish Emergency Registry.
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- [Potential for the survey of quality indicators based on a national emergency department registry : A systematic literature search].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2018Pooled it
- Evaluation of emergency department performance - a systematic review on recommended performance and quality-in-care measures.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2013Pooled it
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- Comparison of Standardized Mortality Ratios in seven Dutch EDs based on presenting complaints.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- The skåne emergency medicine (SEM) cohort.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Factors predictive of hospital admission for children via emergency departments in Australia and Sweden: an observational cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2024Observational
- Emergency department crowding and mortality: an observational multicenter study in Sweden.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- Prevalence of crowding, boarding and staffing levels in Swedish emergency departments - a National Cross Sectional Study.BMC emergency medicine · 2020Article
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- Assessing time to treatment and patient inflow in a Danish emergency department: a cohort study using data from electronic emergency screen boards.BMC research notes · 2014Article
- Likelihood of acute coronary syndrome in emergency department chest pain patients varies with time of presentation.BMC research notes · 2012Article
- The formation and design of the 'Acute Admission Database'- a database including a prospective, observational cohort of 6279 patients triaged in the emergency department in a larger Danish hospital.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveQuality improvement initiatives in emergency medicine (EM) often suffer from a lack of benchmarking data on the quality of care. The objectives of this study were twofold: 1. To assess the feasibility of collecting benchmarking data from different Swedish emergency departments (EDs) and 2. To evaluate patient throughput times and inflow patterns.
methodWe compared patient inflow patterns, total lengths of patient stay (LOS) and times to first physician at six Swedish university hospital EDs in 2009. Study data were retrieved from the hospitals' computerized information systems during single on-site visits to each participating hospital.
resultsAll EDs provided throughput times and patient presentation data without significant problems. In all EDs, Monday was the busiest day and the fewest patients presented on Saturday. All EDs had a large increase in patient inflow before noon with a slow decline over the rest of the 24 h, and this peak and decline was especially pronounced in elderly patients. The average LOS was 4 h of which 2 h was spent waiting for the first physician. These throughput times showed a considerable diurnal variation in all EDs, with the longest times occurring 6-7 am and in the late afternoon.
conclusionThese results demonstrate the feasibility of collecting benchmarking data on quality of care targets within Swedish EM, and form the basis for ANSWER, A National SWedish Emergency Registry.
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