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Patient safety in emergency departments: a problem for health care systems? An international survey.

June 21, 2023

Petrino R, Tuunainen E, Bruzzone G, et al. Eur J Emerg Med. 2023;30(4):280-286.

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The emergency department is a busy and complex environment that can present challenges to patient safety. This survey of emergency medicine professionals from 101 countries identified several patient safety concerns, including workflow and staffing, overcrowding and perceived lack of leadership support. Two PSNet WebM&M commentaries highlight the impact of boarding and overcrowding in the emergency department on patients with a postoperative infection and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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