Association of Emergency Department Length of Stay and Crowding for Patients with ST-Elevation Myoca...

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" Association of Emergency Department Length of Stay and Crowding for Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction "
Ward, Michael J.; Baker, Olesya; Schuur, Jeremiah D.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	933422
Doc. No	:	LA2vj7b0b9
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Ward, Michael J.; Baker, Olesya; Schuur, Jeremiah D.
Title & Author	:	Association of Emergency Department Length of Stay and Crowding for Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction [Article]\ Ward, Michael J.; Baker, Olesya; Schuur, Jeremiah D.
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	16/7
Date	:	2015
Abstract	:	Introduction: With the majority of U.S. hospitals not having primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) capabilities, the time spent at transferring emergency departments (EDs) is predictive of clinical outcomes for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Compounding the challenges of delivering timely emergency care are the known delays caused by ED crowding. However, the association of ED crowding with timeliness for patients with STEMI is unknown. We sought to examine the relationship between ED crowding and time spent at transferring EDs for patients with STEMI.