Are rising admission thresholds good medicine?

Emerg Med J. 2017 Dec;34(12):771-772. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2017-207064. Epub 2017 Oct 12.

Authors

Adrian A Boyle¹, Ellen J Weber²

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

PMID: 29025863
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2017-207064

No abstract available

Keywords: crowding; effectiveness; emergency ambulance systems.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Crowding
Emergency Medicine / methods*
Emergency Medicine / trends
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration
Emergency Service, Hospital / trends
Humans
Patient Admission / trends*
Workforce