ArticleGlobal pediatric health2021
Using Queue Theory and Load-Leveling Principles to Identify a Simple Metric for Resource Planning in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
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- Leaving without being seen and against medical advice from the pediatric emergency department: a single-center retrospective cohort study in Türkiye.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
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Abstract
Increased waiting time in pediatric emergency departments is a well-recognized and complex problem in a resource-limited US health care system. Efforts to reduce emergency department wait times include modeling arrival rates, acuity, process flow, and human resource requirements. The aim of this study was to investigate queue theory and load-leveling principles to model arrival rates and to identify a simple metric for assisting with determination of optimal physical space and human resource requirements. We discovered that pediatric emergency department arrival rates vary based on time of day, day of the week, and month of the year in a predictable pattern and that the hourly change in pediatric emergency department waiting room census may be useful as a simple metric to identify target times for shifting resources to better match supply and demand at no additional cost.
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