The effect of having a physician in the triage area on the rate of patients leaving without being seen

From the Department of Emergency (Mahmood, AlQithmi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Emergency (AlGhamdi), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, from the Department of Emergency (Faris), Armed Forces Hospital, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Nasir), King Edward Medical University, Lahore, and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Salman), Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

From the Department of Emergency (Mahmood, AlQithmi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Emergency (AlGhamdi), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, from the Department of Emergency (Faris), Armed Forces Hospital, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Nasir), King Edward Medical University, Lahore, and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Salman), Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

From the Department of Emergency (Mahmood, AlQithmi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Emergency (AlGhamdi), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, from the Department of Emergency (Faris), Armed Forces Hospital, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Nasir), King Edward Medical University, Lahore, and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Salman), Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

From the Department of Emergency (Mahmood, AlQithmi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Emergency (AlGhamdi), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, from the Department of Emergency (Faris), Armed Forces Hospital, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Nasir), King Edward Medical University, Lahore, and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Salman), Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

From the Department of Emergency (Mahmood, AlQithmi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Emergency (AlGhamdi), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, from the Department of Emergency (Faris), Armed Forces Hospital, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Nasir), King Edward Medical University, Lahore, and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Salman), Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

From the Department of Emergency (Mahmood, AlQithmi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Emergency (AlGhamdi), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, from the Department of Emergency (Faris), Armed Forces Hospital, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Nasir), King Edward Medical University, Lahore, and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Salman), Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.