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The impact of a fast track area on quality and effectiveness outcomes: A Middle Eastern emergency department perspective
BMC Emergency Medicine, 06/18/09
Devkaran S et al. - Emergency department overcrowding is a ubiquitous problem with serious public health implications. The study objective was to determine the impact of a fast track area on both effectiveness measures and quality measures in non-urgent patients. The FTA improved ED effectiveness and quality measures whereas mortality rate remained unchanged.
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