Maximum emergency department overcrowding is correlated with occurrence of unexpected cardiac arrest.

June-Sung KimHyun-Jin BaeChang Hwan SohnSung-Eun ChoJeongeun HwangWon Young KimNamkug KimDong Woo Seo

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2020)

Maximum emergency department occupancy was strongly associated with in-hospital cardiac arrest occurrence. Adequate monitoring and managing the maximum occupancy rate would be important to reduce unexpected cardiac arrest.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
emergency department
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
risk assessment
adverse drug
healthcare
acute care