2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.02.034
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Relationship between the National ED Overcrowding Scale and the number of patients who leave without being seen in an academic ED

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“…26 The National ED Overcrowding Study score has been shown to correlate well with leaving without being seen. 27 This easy-to-obtain and apparently generalizable scale may help in the comparison of data across institutions and may also identify, in real-time, current or impending saturation of resources in a particular ED.…”
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“…26 The National ED Overcrowding Study score has been shown to correlate well with leaving without being seen. 27 This easy-to-obtain and apparently generalizable scale may help in the comparison of data across institutions and may also identify, in real-time, current or impending saturation of resources in a particular ED.…”
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“…Los motivos que potencialmente explicarían esta situación son: el problema de falta de disponibilidad de camas para la hospitalización de pacientes fuera del área de urgencias; y su consecuencia, la mayoría de los pacientes internados permanecen físicamente en la CE esperando traslado hacia habitaciones, generando el uso permanente de una cama en urgencias destinada a la misma persona durante varios días 8 . La escala de NEDOCS tiene una precisión diagnóstica apropiada para medir el Crowding en las centrales de emergencias en diferentes poblaciones y ámbitos 9,10 . También se demostró su validez en figura 1d.…”
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“…The National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS) was established to evaluate the severity of overcrowding [24]. Unfortunately, more than one hundred thousand people visit our ED every year, and in spite of the HCU's establishment, the NEDOCS rating of our ED is still at the level of severely or dangerously overcrowded most of time.…”
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