Emergency Department Boarding, Crowding, and Error
In our retrospective cohort study of all ED encounters over the past 5 years, ED crowding and boarding increased but did not appear to portend a higher likelihood of an error. However, higher acuity patients, and those who were themselves boarders, had an increased likelihood of an error in their care.
Authors
- Joshua Kolikof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-122X)
- Daniel L Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-8109)
- Lakshman Balaji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7189-4775)
- Bryan Stenson
- Anne V. Grossestreuer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7316-5576)
- David Chiu
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100169
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.01