Impact of Emergency Department Overcrowding on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Analysis

Authors

  • Faleh Bedaya Alshahrani, Fares Hamdan Albashri, Basem Mohammed Alahmadi, Osama Qasem Almutairi, Yousef Masad Mishkhas Almutairi

Keywords:

Emergency department overcrowding, patient outcomes, mortality, quality of health care, review literature as Topic, emergency medicine

Abstract

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.

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Published

2025-07-09

How to Cite

Faleh Bedaya Alshahrani, Fares Hamdan Albashri, Basem Mohammed Alahmadi, Osama Qasem Almutairi, Yousef Masad Mishkhas Almutairi. (2025). Impact of Emergency Department Overcrowding on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Analysis. International Journal of Research Radicals in Multidisciplinary Fields, ISSN: 2960-043X, 4(2), 80–86. Retrieved from https://www.researchradicals.com/index.php/rr/article/view/234

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Volume 4 Issue 2 (July-December, 2025)

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