Factors Associated with Emergency Department Length of Stay in Critically Ill Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

CONCLUSIONS Prolonged LOS in the ED was associated with increased age and admission in winter and during the night shift, while shortened LOS was associated with nervous system diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and trauma, as well as with procedures including tracheal intubation, surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, and thrombolysis. Our findings can serve as a guide for ED physicians to individually evaluate patient condition and allocate medical resources more effectively.PMID:34333509 | DOI:10.12659/MSM.931286

Source: Medical Science Monitor - August 1, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Zhiwei Yang Kun Song Hang Lin Changluo Li Ning Ding Source Type: research