Skåne Emergency Department Assessment of Patient Load (SEAL)-A Model to Estimate Crowding Based on Workload in Swedish Emergency Departments.

Emergency department (ED) crowding is an increasing problem in many countries. The purpose of this study was to develop a quantitative model that estimates the degree of crowding based on workload in Swedish EDs.At five different EDs, the head nurse and physician assessed the workload on a scale fro...

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Main Authors: Jens Wretborn, Ardavan Khoshnood, Mattias Wieloch, Ulf Ekelund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4470939?pdf=render