title: [Early team assessment relieves the emergency department].
abstract: A model for physician-led team triage was evaluated at the Emergency Department at the University hospital of Örebro, Sweden. Data from 1600 patients indicate that this work model reduces length of stay, time to physician assessment, emergency department occupancy, rate of admission and the proportion of patients in need of close monitoring. The project was conducted without any change in the number of physicians, nurses or staff nurses working in the Emergency Department.
authors.affiliation: Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Akutkliniken Örebro, Sweden Akutmottagningen - Akutkliniken Örebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.affiliation: Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Kardiologiska kliniken Örebro, Sweden Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Kardiologiska kliniken Örebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Almroth
authors.affiliation: Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Medicinska kliniken Örebro, Sweden Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Medicinska kliniken Örebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.affiliation: Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Akutkliniken Örebro, Sweden Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Akutkliniken Örebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.affiliation: Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Sjukhusstaben Örebro, Sweden Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Sjukhusstaben Örebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rylander
authors.affiliation: Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Medicinska kliniken Örebro, Sweden Universitetssjukhuset i Örebro - Medicinska kliniken Örebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wickbom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010820:Physicians; D013548:Sweden; D013997:Time Factors; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*