Abstract:Background
Emergency Department (ED) crowding is a common healthcare issue. The causes are multifactorial, and some causes may be found by analyzing patient trajectories prior to ED visits. The aim of this scoping review is to identify and examine studies that describe patient trajectories prior to ED arrival.
Methods
The scoping review was performed according to the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis and the PRISMA-SCR checklist. A literature search was done to identify studies describing where patients come … Show more
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