Factors associated with extended length of stay for paediatric mental health presentations to EDs in South Western Sydney, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the factors associated with extended length of stay (LOS) for paediatric mental health (MH)-related presentations to the EDs in South Western Sydney (SWS).

Methods

We analysed electronic medical records (eMRs) of 7444 MH-related ED encounters of children and young people (CYP) aged up to 18 years from all six public hospitals in SWS from January 2016 to April 2022. Extended LOS was defined as encounters of more than 4 h. We assessed factors associated with extended LOS using a multi-level logistic regression model, accounting for hospital-level clustering.

Results

Approximately, 57.6% of all paediatric MH-related ED presentations involved extended LOS. ED presentations by adolescents, patients with a culturally and linguisticall

SUBMITTER: Khan JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811920 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature