Decreased emergency department overcrowding by discharge lounge: A computer simulation study

Decreased emergency department overcrowding by discharge lounge: A computer simulation study

Background: In the past decade, factors such as population growth, increased environmental incidents, and substance abuse have caused patient-overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs). Our main objective was to assess the effects of a discharge lounge on decreasing the patient waiting time and ED...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Nasr Isfahani, Fereshte Davari, Reza Azizkhani, Majid Rezvani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
computer simulation
discharge unit
emergency department
hospital
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2020;volume=11;issue=1;spage=13;epage=13;aulast=Isfahani

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