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November 10, 2025Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Emergency department overcrowding: first Swiss application of the Emergency Department Work Index and risk factors for overcrowding

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AHAline HerzogMLMichael LusterDLDagmar I. Keller Lang

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Retrospective analysis of overcrowding in Swiss ED shows significant predictors like patient numbers and weekend periods.

Key Points

  • To assess the applicability of the Emergency Department Work Index and identify predictors of overcrowding in a Swiss ED.
  • Conducted a retrospective analysis of ED visits at a tertiary care hospital.
  • Assessed EDWIN scores as a quantification tool for overcrowding.
  • Performed multivariable regression analysis to determine predictors of overcrowding.
  • Median EDWIN score was 1.4, indicating general non-overcrowding, but overcrowding peaked on weekends.
  • ED was severely overcrowded an average of six times per day, particularly during night shifts.
  • Significant predictors included number of emergency physicians, patient volume, and weekend periods.

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Herzog et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a24c0ce034ddc357408https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1691633
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