Clinical review: Emergency department overcrowding and the potential impact on the critically ill

被引：203
作者：
Cowan, RM [1 ]
Trzeciak, S
机构：
[1] Cooper Univ Hosp, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch Camden, Dept Emergency Med, Camden, NJ 08103 USA
[2] Cooper Univ Hosp, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch Camden, Sect Crit Care Med, Camden, NJ USA
来源：
CRITICAL CARE | 2005年 / 9卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1186/cc2981
中图分类号：
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要：
Critical care constitutes a significant and growing proportion of the practice of emergency medicine. Emergency department (ED) overcrowding in the USA represents an emerging threat to patient safety and could have a significant impact on the critically ill. This review describes the causes and effects of ED overcrowding; explores the potential impact that ED overcrowding has on care of the critically ill ED patient; and identifies possible solutions, focusing on ED based critical care.
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页码：291 / 295
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