Interruptions in emergency department work: an observational and interview study.

Lena M. Berg; Ann-Sofie Källberg; Katarina E. Göransson; Jan Östergren; Jan Florin; Anna Ehrenberg

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Interruptions in emergency department work: an observational and interview study.

September 24, 2016

Berg LM, Källberg A-S, Göransson KE, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(8):656-63.

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Emergency department clinicians were interrupted an average of five times per hour but did not perceive these interruptions negatively.

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