Association between boarding in the emergency department and in-hospital mortality: A systematic review.

IMPORTANCE:Boarding in the emergency department (ED) is a critical indicator of quality of care for hospitals. It is defined as the time between the admission decision and departure from the ED. As a result of boarding, patients stay in the ED until inpatient beds are available; moreover, boarding i...

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Main Authors: Zoubir Boudi, Dominique Lauque, Mohamed Alsabri, Linda Östlundh, Churchill Oneyji, Anna Khalemsky, Carlos Lojo Rial, Shan W Liu, Carlos A Camargo, Elhadi Aburawi, Martin Moeckel, Anna Slagman, Michael Christ, Adam Singer, Karim Tazarourte, Niels K Rathlev, Shamai A Grossman, Abdelouahab Bellou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231253