01 August 2021>: Clinical Research
Factors Associated with Emergency Department Length of Stay in Critically Ill Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Zhiwei Yang AE , Kun Song B , Hang Lin F , Changluo Li D* , Ning Ding CD*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931286
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931286
Table 1 General characteristics of total patients.
Characteristic | |
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19616 | |
Male | 12330 (62.9) |
Female | 7286 (37.1) |
Level 1 | 2292 (11.7) |
Level 2 | 17324 (88.3) |
60.5±18.9 | |
179 (0.9) | |
18–45 | 3981 (20.3) |
46–59 | 4424 (22.6) |
60–69 | 3928 (20.0) |
70–79 | 3671 (18.7) |
80–89 | 2890 (14.7) |
≥90 | 543 (2.8) |
Winter (Dec–Feb) | 5072 (25.9) |
Spring (Mar–May) | 4755 (24.2) |
Summer (Jun–Aug) | 4753 (24.2) |
Fall (Sep–Nov) | 5036 (25.7) |
Midnight–8: 00 AM | 3376 (17.2) |
8: 00 AM–4: 00 PM | 7940 (40.5) |
4: 00 PM–Midnight | 8300 (42.3) |
Nervous system diseases | 5029 (25.6) |
Respiratory diseases | 4120 (21.0) |
Cardiovascular diseases | 2806 (14.3) |
Digestive system diseases | 2270 (11.6) |
Trauma | 1756 (9.0) |
Tuberculosis | 726 (3.7) |
Acute poisoning | 616 (3.1) |
Urinary system diseases | 334 (1.7) |
Endocrine system diseases | 291 (1.5) |
Respiratory and cardiac arrest | 226 (1.2) |
Tumor diseases | 223 (1.1) |
Blood system diseases | 161 (0.8) |
Other diseases | 1058 (5.4) |
Tracheal intubation | 1027 (5.2) |
Mechanical ventilation | 990 (5.0) |
Invasive ventilation | 903 (4.6) |
Noninvasive ventilation | 87 (0.4) |
CPR | 466 (2.4) |
Surgery | 377 (1.9) |
Interventional therapy | 819 (4.2) |
PCI | 615 (3.1) |
Others | 204 (1.0) |
Thrombolysis | 273 (1.4) |
Hospitalization | 13514 (68.9) |
Observation in ED | 3310 (16.9) |
Discharged home | 2070 (10.6) |
Transferred | 339 (1.7) |
382 (1.9) | |
2.7 (1.4–7.1) | |
ESI – Emergency Severity Index; CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation; PCI – percutaneous coronary intervention; LOS – length of stay; ED – emergency department. |