[Hallway patients in hospital departments of internal medicine in 1998 and 1999].
BACKGROUND
Patient beds in corridors because of limited room capacity is a well-known phenomenon in many Norwegian hospitals.


METHODS
Questionnaires were sent to all departments of internal medicine in Norway (n = 62) in 1998 and in 1999.


RESULTS
Nearly 50 of 60 departments had to use patient beds in corridors regularly. There was no change in the number of such beds from 1998 to 1999.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of patient beds in corridors of departments of internal medicine in Norwegian hospitals in extensive.
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D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D009664:Norway; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires