Correlation Between Emergency Department Crowding and Adverse Occurrences in an Academic Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study
In Saudi Arabia, emergency department (ED) crowding signifies a critical healthcare crisis, potentially compromising quality of care. Our findings provide evidence of increased errors in medication, care coordination, and medical care due to emergency department (ED) crowding. Implementing micro and macro-level strategies to reduce emergency department (ED) crowding could help improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Wajdan Alassaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1319-752X)
- Muna Aljahany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-9331)
- M. A Mohammed
- Razan Albrahim
- Jana K Abukhaled
- Mujahid Aldhaif
- Alia Al Baiz
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s504578
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51