Emergency department overcrowding: first Swiss application of the Emergency Department Work Index and risk factors for overcrowding
The EDWIN score was easily applicable in a tertiary care Swiss ED, objectively displayed severe overcrowding during weekend nights, and was strongly associated with the number of available attending emergency physicians, the number of patients in the ED treatment area, patients waiting for admission to the ward, weekend periods, and the number of patient isolations.
Authors
- Aline Herzog
- Ksenija Slankamenac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3568-9253)
- D. Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-8112)
- Michael I. Luster
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Moritz Klinik (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1691633
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00