Table 5 Patients with most impact on crowding according to the respondents ( n = 63)
From: Emergency department crowding in The Netherlands: managers’ experiences
Patients | n(%)* |
|---|---|
Patients referred by a general practitioner, needing admission | 27 (43) |
Multi trauma patients | 21 (33) |
Patients admitted to an inpatient unit | 18 (29) |
Psychiatric patients | 17 (27) |
Self-referrals | 10 (16) |
Geriatric patients | 10 (16) |
Children | 6 (10) |