Objectives To assess the association between ED occupancy and relevant outcomes including ED waiting times, rates of admission and representation and length of stay when hospitalised. Methods Retrospective study of all ED presentations by New South Wales (NSW), Australia, residents to 15 NSW public,...
Rob O’Neill had been waiting for six hours at the roadblock. He was also trying to head south to find his children, aged 4 and 5, who are staying with their grandparents. He said he hadn’t been able to contact them since Monday, and the fire line had moved as close as several h...
2. We also thank Satendra Kumar and Kathy Gott (Plant Biosecurity, Industry & Investment NSW), Mike Cole and Mikael Hirsch (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry), Rodney Turner (Plant Health Australia), John Walker and an anonymous reviewer for suggestions to improve the manuscript....
as opposed to radiology department. US lacks Level 1/2 evidence to support its use [57], The routine use of IV contrast to enhance the accuracy of CT is not clear [58], nor is the
Although ACC is a common disease encountered in the Emergency Department, its diagnosis remains a major challenge. Different diagnostic criteria have been reported in the literature as indicated in the development of the TG [12]. Evidence of an inflamed gallbladder containing stones is the cornerston...
Although ACC is a common disease encountered in the Emergency Department, its diagnosis remains a major challenge. Different diagnostic criteria have been reported in the literature as indicated in the development of the TG [12]. Evidence of an inflamed gallbladder containing stones is the cornerston...
Purpose: To evaluate an emergency department (ED)-based mental health nurse practitioner (MHNP) outpatient service in Sydney, Australia.Data sources: Data collection incorporated waiting times for follow-up outpatient appointments, two brief self-report measures (the K-10 measure of psychological ...
hospital.Main outcome measuresThe time spent waiting for medical attention, time taken to prepare the patient for admission or departure home and time spent waiting for transfer to a ward or home.ResultsThe waiting times for less urgent cases did not meet the current NSW Health Department targets...
emergency departmentpatient volumetriage categorywalkoutObjective To explore the association between daily patient numbers, sociodemographic, clinical and system characteristics and walkout rates of patients from New South Wales (NSW) public hospital ED (without seeing a medical officer).Methods This was ...
overcrowding; emergency department; length of stay; waiting time; inpatient boarding; triage; hospital emergency services; ed patient flow; ambulance diversion; emergency outpatient unit; patient safety1. Introduction In order to proceed with a narrative analysis on overcrowding, it seems useful to ...