Effectiveness of interventions to alleviate emergency department crowding by older adults: a systematic review

Abstract Background The growing demand for elderly care often exceeds the ability of emergency department (ED) services to provide quality of care within reasonable time. The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the effectiveness of interventions on reducing ED crowding by older patients,...

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Main Authors: Gijs Hesselink, Özcan Sir, Yvonne Schoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-019-0288-4