Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Apr 2010
Comparative Study[Changes in emergency admission times after the introduction of direct admission from emergency services].
To measure the differences of waiting time for the emergency admission depending on which professional is in charge ie. the emergency doctor or the specialist of a specific area. ⋯ The transfer of the responsibility of the admissions to emergency doctors has decreased the average waiting time of the patients in this area. The total number of admissions has not increased and has reduced the amount of work the different specialist.