Segmented regression analysis of emergency departments patient visits from Septicemia in Taiwan

Patient waiting time in hospital emergency departments of Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Waiting time in emergency department is a key indicator in measuring the quality of hospital services and has a significant impact on patient satisfaction The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the patients' waiting time in hospital emergency departments in Iran.    Methods: Data were collected from databases of Web of Science, E...

Predicting emergency departments visit rates from septicemia in Taiwan using an age–period–cohort model, 1998 to 2012

The aim of this study was to determine the age-period-cohort (APC) effects on the rate of infection-related emergency department (ED) visits from septicemia for predicting the same in recent periods.In our study, we investigated the longitudinal trends in septicemia-related visit rates. Using an APC model to decompose the septicemia visit rates into the effects of age, time period, and cohort, ...

Patient characteristics and trends in nontraumatic dental condition visits to emergency departments in the United States

OBJECTIVE We examined trends and patient characteristics for non-traumatic dental condition (NTDC) visits to emergency departments (EDs), and compared them to other ED visit types, specifically non-dental ambulatory care sensitive conditions (non-dental ACSCs) and non-ambulatory care sensitive conditions (non-ACSCs) in the United States. METHODS We analyzed data from the National Hospital Amb...

Patient satisfaction with emergency departments.

Epidemiology of adult psychiatric visits to US emergency departments.

OBJECTIVES To characterize psychiatric-related emergency department visits (PREDVs) among adults in the United States for the year 2000 and to analyze PREDV trends from 1992 to 2000. METHODS Emergency department (ED) visit data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were used to estimate the number of PREDVs for adults aged 18 years and older. A PREDV was defined as any vis...