Deconstructing the 4-h rule for access to emergency care and putting patients first.
Evidence suggests improved outcomes for patients requiring emergency admission to hospital are associated with improved emergency department (ED) efficiency and lower transit times. Factors preventing timely transfers of emergency patients to in-patient beds across the ED–in-patient interface are ma...
| Published in: | Australian Health Review Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 698 - 703 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | review Journal Article |
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CSIRO Publishing
2018
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |