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Exit block

A significant proportion of emergency patients are discharged after treatment, but many require admission for ongoing observation, treatment, or to ensure adequate social care before discharge. If patients requiring admission cannot be placed in inpatient beds swiftly, "exit block" or "access block" occurs. This often leads to crowding and can lead to delays in treatment for newly presenting cases ("arrival access block"). This is more common in densely populated areas and affects adult departments more than pediatric ones. Exit block can lead to delays for the patients awaiting inpatient beds ("boarding") and also for new patients arriving at an exit-blocked department. Proposed solutions include changes in staffing or increasing inpatient capacity.