"Crowding" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An excessive number of individuals, human or animal, in relation to available space.
| Descriptor ID |
D003441
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.875.281
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Crowding" by people in Profiles.
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Chang AM, Cohen DJ, Lin A, Augustine J, Handel DA, Howell E, Kim H, Pines JM, Schuur JD, McConnell KJ, Sun BC. Hospital Strategies for Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Mixed-Methods Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 04; 71(4):497-505.e4.
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Agarwal AK, Gaieski DF. Blood culture contamination and ED overcrowding. Is there a connection? Am J Emerg Med. 2018 02; 36(2):326-327.
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Agarwal AK, Gaieski DF. Response to letter regarding article, "The impact of emergency department crowding upon early interventions and mortality in patients with severe sepsis." Am J Emerg Med. 2017 10; 35(10):1563.
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Meyer-Macaulay CB, Truong M, Meckler GD, Doan QH. Return visits to the pediatric emergency department: A multicentre retrospective cohort study. CJEM. 2018 07; 20(4):578-585.
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Chang AM, Lin A, Fu R, McConnell KJ, Sun B. Associations of Emergency Department Length of Stay With Publicly Reported Quality-of-care Measures. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 02; 24(2):246-250.
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Gaieski DF, Agarwal AK, Mikkelsen ME, Drumheller B, Cham Sante S, Shofer FS, Goyal M, Pines JM. The impact of ED crowding on early interventions and mortality in patients with severe sepsis. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jul; 35(7):953-960.
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Mechem CC, Laster J, Baldini C, Kohn MD. Prehospital Medical Planning for the 2015 Philadelphia Papal Visit. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2016 Nov-Dec; 20(6):695-704.
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Soremekun OA, Shofer FS, Grasso D, Mills AM, Moore J, Datner EM. The effect of an emergency department dedicated midtrack area on patient flow. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Apr; 21(4):434-9.
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Lucas J, Batt RJ, Soremekun OA. Setting wait times to achieve targeted left-without-being-seen rates. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Apr; 32(4):342-5.
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Mareiniss DP. Could fear of malpractice contribute to ED crowding? Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Nov; 31(11):1612-3.