Evaluating the impact of emergency department crowding on disposition patterns and outcomes of discharged patients

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[2] Bhuiya F(2010)Trends and characteristics of US emergency department visits, 1997-2007 JAMA 304 664-670

[3] Xu J(2011)Factors associated with closures of emergency departments in the United States JAMA 305 1978-1985

[4] Tang N(2001)Frequent overcrowding in U.S. emergency departments Acad Emerg Med Off J Soc Acad Emerg Med 8 151-155

[5] Stein J(2005)Factors associated with patients who leave without being seen Acad Emerg Med Off J Soc Acad Emerg Med 12 232-236

[6] Hsia RY(2005)Relationship between the National ED Overcrowding Scale and the number of patients who leave without being seen in an academic ED Am J Emerg Med 23 288-294

[7] Maselli JH(1991)Patients who leave a public hospital emergency department without being seen by a physician. Causes and consequences JAMA 266 1085-1090

[8] Gonzales R(2007)Emergency department length of stay: a major risk factor for pneumonia in intubated blunt trauma patients J Trauma 63 9-12

[9] Hsia RY(2013)The association of emergency department crowding during treatment for acute coronary syndrome with subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms JAMA Intern Med 173 472-474

[10] Kellermann AL(2006)Increase in patient mortality at 10 days associated with emergency department overcrowding Med J Aust 184 213-216

[1] Niska R(2010)National hospital ambulatory medical care survey: 2007 emergency department summary Natl Health Stat Rep 26 1-31

[2] Bhuiya F(2010)Trends and characteristics of US emergency department visits, 1997-2007 JAMA 304 664-670

[3] Xu J(2011)Factors associated with closures of emergency departments in the United States JAMA 305 1978-1985

[4] Tang N(2001)Frequent overcrowding in U.S. emergency departments Acad Emerg Med Off J Soc Acad Emerg Med 8 151-155

[5] Stein J(2005)Factors associated with patients who leave without being seen Acad Emerg Med Off J Soc Acad Emerg Med 12 232-236

[6] Hsia RY(2005)Relationship between the National ED Overcrowding Scale and the number of patients who leave without being seen in an academic ED Am J Emerg Med 23 288-294

[7] Maselli JH(1991)Patients who leave a public hospital emergency department without being seen by a physician. Causes and consequences JAMA 266 1085-1090

[8] Gonzales R(2007)Emergency department length of stay: a major risk factor for pneumonia in intubated blunt trauma patients J Trauma 63 9-12

[9] Hsia RY(2013)The association of emergency department crowding during treatment for acute coronary syndrome with subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms JAMA Intern Med 173 472-474

[10] Kellermann AL(2006)Increase in patient mortality at 10 days associated with emergency department overcrowding Med J Aust 184 213-216