• 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
      Article scientifique
      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 ...