Patient and hospital characteristics predict prolonged emergency department length of stay and in-hospital mortality: a nationwide analysis in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prolonged emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) in critically ill patients leads to increased mortality. This nationwide study investigated patient and hospital characteristics associated with prolonged EDLOS and in-hospital mortality in adult patients admitted from the emergency department (ED) to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the National Emergency Department Information System. Prolonged EDLOS was defined as an EDLOS of ≥ 6 h. We constructed multivariate logistic regression models of patient and hospital variables as predictors of prolonged EDLOS and in-hospital mortality.

Results

Between 2016 and 2019, 657,622 adult patients were admitted to the ICU from the ED, representing 2.4% o

SUBMITTER: Lee KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature