• Emergency Department crowding: why do patients walk-in?Peer reviewedOpen access 

      2019, SERVOTTE, Jean-Christophe; Brasseur, E.; Gilbert, A.; Donneau, A.-F.; Ghuysen, A.; D'Orio, V., HENALLUX
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      Objectives: For years, general practitioners (GP) shortage and patients’ increasing demand for acute care have been associated with Emergency Department (ED) crowding. Indeed, EDs admissions for non-emergency care seem to constantly increase. Surprisingly, the rationale for patients own decision to directly reach EDs over primary care have been poorly investigated to date. Methods: We conducted a ...
    • Immersion in an emergency department triage center during the Covid-19 outbreak: first report of the Liège University hospital experiencePeer reviewedOpen access 

      2020, SERVOTTE, Jean-Christophe; Gilbert, A.; Brasseur, E.; Petit, M.; Donneau, A.-F.; Diep, A.-N.; Hetzel Campbell, S.; Piazza, J.; Ancion, A.; Gensburger, M.; D'Orio, V.; Ghuysen, A., HENALLUX
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      Objectives: Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus outbreak, different strategies have been explored to stem the spread of the disease and appropriately manage patient flow. Triage, an effective solution proposed in disaster medicine, also works well to manage Emergency Department (ED) flow. The aim of this study was to describe the role of an ED Triage Center for patients with suspected ...