The development and validation of a resource consumption score of an emergency department consultation.
Martin MüllerClyde B SchechterWolf E HautzThomas C SauterAristomenis K ExadaktylosStephanie StockTanja BirrenbachPublished in: PloS one (2021)
More than half of the variation in total ED resource consumption can be predicted by our suggested model in the internal validation, but further studies are needed for external validation. The score developed can be used to calculate benchmarks of an ED and provides leaders in emergency care with a tool that allows them to evaluate resource decisions and to estimate effects of organizational changes.