ReviewJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2017
Overcrowding in emergency departments: A review of strategies to decrease future challenges.
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- Effective strategies for reducing patient length of stay in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prolonged length of stay and associated factors among emergency department patients in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Emergency Medicine Triage - A Systematic Review.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2024Pooled it
- Challenges, consequences, and lessons for way-outs to emergencies at hospitals: a systematic review study.BMC emergency medicine · 2019Pooled it
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- A Physiotherapy-Led Transition to Home Intervention for Older Adults Following Emergency Department Discharge: A Pilot Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial (ED PLUS).Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Trial
- Development and delivery of an allied health team intervention for older adults in the emergency department: A process evaluation.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Optimising Retraining Frequency for a Paediatric Emergency Department Admission Prediction Model: Development and Temporal Validation Using Real-World Data.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2026Article
- The effect of tightened compulsory admission laws on length of stay in emergency department for suicide attempters.BMC health services research · 2026Observational
- Assessment of Hospital Overcrowding Perceptions and Outpatient Care Quality Among Hypertensive Patients in Mampong, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Impact of adding a medical intern to the emergency department night shift.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
- Predictive value of initial triage vital signs for in-hospital mortality in acute aortic dissection patients: a retrospective study in the emergency department.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Causes and consequences of overcrowding in emergency departments and its impact on patients' care at main governmental hospitals in Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Emergency Department Visit-Severity Algorithm for Immediate Care Clinic Visits.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Length of stay in the emergency department and its associated input-, throughput-, and output factors at two hospitals in Sweden.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
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- Comparison of SES method and SARIMA model in predicting the number of admissions in the department of neurology.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Feasibility of hand disinfection in paediatric advanced life support (PALS): A simulation study.Infection prevention in practice · 2025Article
- Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related emergency department visits of older patients living with cancer in South Korea.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
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Abstract
Emergency departments (EDs) are the most challenging ward with respect to patient delay. The goal of this study is to present strategies that have proven to reduce delay and overcrowding in EDs. In this review article, initial electronic database search resulted in a total of 1006 articles. Thirty articles were included after reviewing full texts. Inclusion criteria were assessments of real patient flows and implementing strategies inside the hospitals. In this study, we discussed strategies of team triage, point-of-care testing, ideal ED patient journey models, streaming, and fast track. Patients might be directed to different streaming channels depending on clinical status and required practitioners. The most comprehensive strategy is ideal ED patient journey models, in which ten interrelated substrategies are provided. ED leaders should apply strategies that provide a continuous care process without deeply depending on external services.
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