Emergency department use and length of stay by younger and older adults: Nottingham cohort study in the emergency department (NOCED).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Younger and older adults attending the Emergency Department (ED) are a heterogeneous population. Longer length of ED stay is associated with adverse outcomes and may vary by age.

Aims

To evaluate the associations between age and (1) clinical characteristics and (2) length of ED stay among adults attending ED.

Methods

The NOttingham Cohort study in the Emergency Department (NOCED)-a retrospective cohort study-comprises new consecutive ED attendances by adults ≥ 18 years, at a secondary/tertiary care hospital, in 2019. Length of ED stay was dichotomised as < 4 and ≥ 4 h. The associations between age and length of ED stay were analysed by binary logistic regression and adjusted for socio-demographic and clinical factors including triage acuity.

Results

SUBMITTER: Ogliari G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453701 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature