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11993844

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
An emergency department provides care for a full spectrum of undifferentiated disorders and its size may influence how well it can do so. Outcomes research in emergency medicine is limited, although outcomes in severe trauma and acute coronary syndromes have been shown to be influenced by available facilities and expertise. A department can be too small to provide the full spectrum of emergency care, as has been documented with General Practice Casualty Units. Some research suggests that a critical mass is required to ensure acceptable outcomes. Small departments may operate in a hierarchical system, led by teaching hospitals setting practice standards. However, these may be opinion as much as evidence based and not broadly applicable as a universal practice standard. Small departments can be overwhelmed by trauma and other major cases or when the teaching hospital is unable to accept emergency patients or transfers because they are operating at capacity. Further outcomes research and audit of individual hospitals is required to determine a minimum optimum size for emergency departments.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1035-6851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-101
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Small emergency departments: does size matter?
pubmed:affiliation
Emergency Department, Bankstown Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. brendon.smith@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review