Relevance of Fast-Track to Manage Overcrowding in Emergency Departments

This work aims to evidence the operability and effectiveness of using Fast-Track strategy to manage overcrowding in Emergency Departments. This study presents the results of a literature review on Fast-Track using database of the implementation of a Restructuring Project for the Implementation of Hu...

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Published in:IFAC-PapersOnLine 2022, Vol.55 (10), p.555-560
Main Authors: Viera, Luis Enrique Valdiviezo, Chaves, Sandra Maria do Amaral, Mansur dos Reis, Milena Estanislau Diniz, Calado, Robisom Damasceno, Bourguignon, Saulo, Pereira, Newton Narciso
Format: Article
Language:English
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Assessment Methods
DMAIC
Emergency Department
Fast-Track
Lean Healthcare
Overcrowding
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Summary:This work aims to evidence the operability and effectiveness of using Fast-Track strategy to manage overcrowding in Emergency Departments. This study presents the results of a literature review on Fast-Track using database of the implementation of a Restructuring Project for the Implementation of Humanization in the Flow of Patients at Emergency Care Units (UPA-24h), developed by the Fluminense Federal University in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Its results mainly reveal that overcrowding is a common phenomenon in hospitals, and that a Fast-Track approach has been widely used by hospital system managers to mitigate overcrowding impacts.
ISSN:2405-8963
2405-8963
DOI:10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.09.452