Emergency department performances during overcrowding: the experience of the health protection agency of Brianza

<em>Background:</em> Hospital emergency departments (ED) can contribute to improve health outcomes and reduce costs of health care system. This study evaluated ED admissions during a twelve months period, analyzing characteristics of patients who underwent to emergency care in order to u...

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Published in:	AIMS Public Health
Main Authors:	Emanuele Amodio, Luca Cavalieri d’Oro, Elisabetta Chiarazzo, Carlo Picco, Maurizio Migliori, Isabella Trezzi, Silvano Lopez, Oliviero Rinaldi, Massimo Giupponi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AIMS Press 2018-06-01
Subjects:	emergency department| overcrowding| improvement| mortality
Online Access:	http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/publichealth.2018.3.217/fulltext.html