Workflow of patients in the emergency department of Imam Reza in Tabriz city and determine strategies to reduce patient length of stay

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate workflow patients in the emergency department of Imam Reza and determine strategies to reduce patient length of stay. Method and materials: In a analytical –interventional one study, all patients referred to the emergency department of Imam Reza were studied. Results: In this study after determine the workflow of 400 patients the resolvesare listed and 3 strategies of 5 strategies selected for intervention.after intervention time of doctors visit and time of performation of orders by nursing and prepair laboratory tests was reduced(P-Value<0.00).But the time of consultations and prepair radiologic tests that we was not intervented was nor reduce significantly(P-Value=o.67).the triage level of patiens after and befor intervention was not changed (P-Valu=0.539) and between traumatic and nontruamatic patiens workflow was not differencies has found (P-Value=0.783).