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World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (1): 59-64.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2022.006

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Access block and prolonged length of stay in the emergency department are associated with a higher patient mortality rate

Ting Cheng1,2,3,4, Qian Peng5, Ya-qing Jin5, Hong-jie Yu5, Pei-song Zhong5, Wei-min Gu6, Xiao-shan Wang7, Yi-ming Lu7(), Li Luo4,8()   

  1. 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
    2Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
    3Shanghai Key Laboratory of Emergency Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Shanghai 200025, China
    4School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    5Jiading District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201800, China
    6Department of Statistical Information, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201801, China
    7Department of Emergency, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
    8Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of the Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2020-12-29 Accepted:2021-07-18 Online:2021-11-05 Published:2022-01-01
  • Contact: Yi-ming Lu,Li Luo E-mail:luyiming@rjh.com.cn;liluo@fudan.edu.cn