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Patient Flow in Emergency Departments: a Comprehensive Umbrella Review of Solutions and Challenges Across the Health System by Mahnaz Samadbeik; Andrew Staib; Justin Boyle; Sankalp Khanna; Emma Bosley; Daniel Bodnar; James Lind; Jodie A. Austin; Sarah Tanner; Yasaman Meshkat; Barbora de Courten; Clair Sullivan is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Globally, emergency departments (EDs) are overcrowded and unable to meet an ever-increasing demand for care. The aim of this study is to comprehensively review and synthesise literature on potential solutions and challenges throughout the entire health system, focusing on ED patient flow. ## Methods An umbrella review was conducted to comprehensively summarise and synthesise the available evidence from multiple research syntheses. A comprehensive search strategy was employed in four databases alongside government or organisational websites in March 2023. Gray literature and reports were also searched. Quality was assessed using the JBI critical appraisal checklist for systematic reviews and research syntheses. We summarised and classified findings using qualitative synthesis, the Population-Capacity-Process (PCP) model, and the input/throughput/output (I/T/O) model of ED patient flow and synthesised intervention outcomes based on the Quadruple Aim framework. ## Results The search strategy yielded 1263 articles, of which 39 were included in the umbrella review. Patient flow interventions were categorised into human factors, management-organisation interventions, and in
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- Author
- Mahnaz Samadbeik; Andrew Staib; Justin Boyle; Sankalp Khanna; Emma Bosley; Daniel Bodnar; James Lind; Jodie A. Austin; Sarah Tanner; Yasaman Meshkat; Barbora de Courten; Clair Sullivan
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)