Does rapid blood sampling affect the retention time of patients with low-acuity complaints in the emergency department?

Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) is central issue in the United States and many other parts of the world, including some Asian countries [4,7,14]. ED overcrowding is the result of various factors which are overall increase in patient volume, lack of beds for patients admitted to the hospital, shortage of nursing staff, prolonged length of stay (LOS), delays in service provided by radiology, laboratory, and ancillary services [6,8]. Emergency department LOS is perceived as an important component of ED overcrowding [3,9].

Source: International Emergency Nursing - October 3, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Ju Young Lee, Sang Hoon Oh, Kyu Nam Park, Jee Yong Lim, Jung Min Lee, Hyun Suk Park, Han Joon Kim Source Type: research