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Length of stay in the emergency department and its associated factors among pediatric patients attending Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Southern, Ethiopia.

Kiberealeme Bisete NegasiAlmaz Tefera GoneteMigbaru GetachewNega Tezera AssimamawBewuketu Terefe
Published in: BMC emergency medicine (2022)
The percentage of children who stayed in the pediatric emergency department for an extended period was high. Policymakers should implement evidence-based care, maximize existing resources, provide equal access to care and high-quality care, and make pediatric emergency departments more accessible and operationally efficient.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • quality improvement
  • young adults
  • pain management
  • adverse drug
  • tertiary care
  • medical students
  • chronic pain