Guest Editorial - Ambulatory Care: Turning Urgent and Emergency Care inside out.

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Acute Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-01

Rosalind Rowland, Daniel Lasserson

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Abstract

Emergency departments are under year-round pressure, driven by high hospital bed occupancy and compounded by increasing attendances and admissions. In 2023, 1.5 million people waited 12 hours or more for a bed. Long waits are associated with increased mortality and there is a disproportionate impact on people living in more deprived areas. Addressing this problem begins with unity of purpose and vision, such that we all view emergency department performance as our responsibility, whatever our place in the healthcare system.

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特邀社论--非住院医疗：将急诊和急救护理翻转过来。

医院病床占用率高，加上就诊人数和入院人数不断增加，急诊科常年承受着巨大压力。2023 年，将有 150 万人等待病床的时间达到或超过 12 小时。漫长的等待与死亡率的上升有关，对生活在贫困地区的人们的影响尤为严重。要解决这一问题，首先要有统一的目标和愿景，无论我们在医疗系统中处于什么位置，都要将急诊科的表现视为我们的责任。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

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来源期刊

Acute Medicine Medicine-Emergency Medicine

CiteScore

1.50

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