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0373/2019 - Emergency services crowding in Bogotá: A systemic comprehension of the problem.
Saturación del servicio de urgencias en la ciudad de Bogotá: Una comprensión sistémica del problema.

Author:

• Juan Carlos Morales Piñero - Morales, J.C - <juan.morales@usa.edu.co>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2979-4839

Co-author(s):

• Adriana Díaz - Díaz, A - <adriana-diaz@javeriana.edu.co>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5316-432X
• Juan Sebastián Martínez Vela - Martínez, J.S - <juancho9419@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3913-2089


Abstract:

Emergency overcrowding is often associated with efficiency issues. However, this work focuses on other relevant aspect, such as the non-urgent Emergency Department attendance. In order to understand the dynamics associated with this aspect, it is constructed a conceptual model of system dynamics based on a characterization of users and their decision criteria. A descriptive study was conducted based on a structured survey; additionally, a binomial logistic regression and an analysis of variance were used to estimate probability of emergency department visits and to define differences among users. The following criteria are relevant: service effectiveness, availability of medications and exams, and proximity of the emergency center. The waiting time is more significant for pediatric patients and the availability of medications and exams is for middle-income users; the latter gives less importance to cost compared to low income. The model shows that resources create a virtuous or a vicious cycle of users waiting for attention in both emergencies and priority care center (PC). It is proposed a segregation for pediatric users in PC and a promotion of users\' confidence in alternative options to emergency centers.

Keywords:

crowding, emergency services, social behavior, comprehension.

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Morales, J.C, Díaz, A, Martínez, J.S. Emergency services crowding in Bogotá: A systemic comprehension of the problem.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2019/Nov). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/emergency-services-crowding-in-bogota-a-systemic-comprehension-of-the-problem/17447



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