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

Robert M. Cowan; Stephen Trzeciak

doi:10.1186/cc2981

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

Robert M. Cowan
, Stephen Trzeciak

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Abstract

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.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	291-295
Number of pages	5
Journal	Critical Care
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2981
State	Published - Jun 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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