Journal of clinical medicine research
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Crowding occurs commonly in high volume emergency departments (ED) and has been associated with negative patient care outcomes. We aim to assess ED crowding in a median-low volume setting and evaluate associations with patient care outcomes. ⋯ Overcrowding rarely occurred in study ED with median-low annual volume and might not be a valuable marker for ED crowding report. Though similar patterns of prolonged ED LOS occurred with increased levels of ED crowding, it seems crowding alerts should be initiated during extremely busy status in this ED setting.