Exploring the characteristics, acuity and management of adult ED patients at night-time.
Rebecca M SimpsonSusan CroftColin O'KeeffeRichard JacquesTony StoneNisar AhmedSuzanne M MasonPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2019)
There is an 'overnight effect' of patients attending EDs. Patients wait longer, leave without being seen, attend with non-urgent problems and are more likely to be admitted for a short stay. Further work is required to identify the potential underlying causes of these differences.