Open AccessEpidemiology of Frequent Visits to the Emergency Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia: Rate, Visitors’ Characteristics, and Associated Factors
Author(s) -
Khaled Al-Surimi,
Nagarajkumar Yenugadhati,
Naila Shaheen,
Majed Althagafi,
Majid Alsalamah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s299531
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , overcrowding , odds ratio , confidence interval , emergency medicine , epidemiology , retrospective cohort study , logistic regression , medical emergency , pediatrics , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
Emergency department overcrowding is becoming a challenge for the healthcare management system globally and locally. This study aimed to estimate the frequency of ED visits, describe the patients' profile along with visit-related characteristics, and associated factors in a tertiary care hospital.