Impact of Emergency Department Overcrowding on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Analysis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64284/ijrrmf.v4i2.234Keywords:
Emergency department overcrowding, patient outcomes, mortality, quality of health care, review literature as Topic, emergency medicineAbstract
Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding has emerged as a critical public health issue worldwide with detrimental impacts for the quality, safety and efficiency of emergency care provided. Marked by high patient volumes, long treatment delays and resource limitations, ED overcrowding interferes with timely clinicians decision and undermines the quality of patient care.