Biomedical Innovation Queensland

Jul 2, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Cameron Brown |Michael Neep |Biomedical Innovation Queensland |Anna Burck

Introduction Within Australian emergency departments (ED), patient presentations continue to rise by approximately 6.9% each year since 2019.1 Since 2021–2022, only 61% of presentations were completed within the emergency length of stay (ELOS) window of 4 hours (a target of 80%),2 down from 67% in 2020–2021 and 71% in 2017–2018.1 During this time, medical imaging referrals within emergency departments have also steadily increased,1 increasing the delays in radiologist reporting turnaround...