Early Clinical Deterioration Among Emergency Department Boarders: A Retrospective Analysis

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate the incidence of early clinical deterioration among patients in emergency department boarding situations.
• Conducted a retrospective analysis of data from emergency department boarders.
• Examined the association between boarding duration and clinical deterioration events.
• Found that early clinical deterioration is common among ED boarders.
• Increased boarding duration correlated with higher odds of experiencing early clinical deterioration.