Interventions to reduce emergency department overcrowding and their effects on patient outcomes: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Title: Interventions to reduce emergency department overcrowding and their effects on patient outcomes: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.
Authors: Alamri W; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia. Weaam.ib.alamri@gmail.com., Aljuhani F; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia., Alsharef N; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia., Khayyat R; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia., Shuaib M; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia., Faheem T; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia., Alsayed A; Department of Emergency Medicine, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Source: BMC emergency medicine [BMC Emerg Med] 2026 Apr 25; Vol. 26 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 25.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Systematic Review; Meta-Analysis
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