J Emerg Med
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J Emerg Med
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Emergency departments (EDs) around the world are facing a crippling crisis of overcrowding, a complex problem caused by a variety of factors. One contributing factor is the overutilization of EDs by patients with frequent visits. ⋯ The prevalence rate of high utilizers was found to be 3.9% in our study, falling within the range based on literature. Due to the parallel issues raised by many studies, the importance of developing convenient corrective strategies and conducting further national-based studies to get better insight of high utilizers is required.