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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2025

Mini-Review: From measurement to prediction-a conceptual paradigm shift in assessing overcrowding in pediatric emergency departments since 2021.

Johanna T Meßner, Melanie L Conrad, Dennis Freuer, Christine Meisinger, Fabian B Fahlbusch, Florian Weber

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Johanna T MeßnerInterdisciplinary Pediatric Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Melanie L ConradNeonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Dennis FreuerEpidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Christine MeisingerEpidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Fabian B FahlbuschNeonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Florian WeberInterdisciplinary Pediatric Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Overcrowding in pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) is an increasing global challenge. While adult emergency medicine has developed several validated measures to assess overcrowding, pediatric-specific methods remain scarce. In recent years, new approaches have emerged, including the first predictive models capable of anticipating crowding before it occurs. This Mini-Review provides a narrative synthesis of recent conceptual and methodological developments in the measurement and prediction of overcrowding in PEDs, building on the literature published since 2021. It conceptually examines unidimensional metrics, multidimensional scores, and emerging predictive models, emphasizing the shift from retrospective assessment to temporally oriented approaches and the need for pediatric-specific validation and multicenter evaluation.

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clinical decision support (CDS) systemsovercrowding assessmentpediatric emergency department (PED)predictive modelingtemporal demand analysis

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PMID41608331
PMCPMC12835286

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