The emergency department length of stay: Is the time running out?
10.1016/j.cjtee.2019.01.008
- Author:
Alexander BECKER
1
;
Gil SEGAL
2
;
Yuri BERLIN
2
;
Dan HERSHKO
2
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery A, Emek Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel. Electronic address: becker_al@clalit.org.il.
2. Department of Surgery A, Emek Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Emergency department length of stay;
Hospital length of stay;
Trauma patients
- MeSH:
Emergency Service, Hospital;
statistics & numerical data;
Hospitals;
statistics & numerical data;
Intensive Care Units;
statistics & numerical data;
Israel;
Length of Stay;
Patient Admission;
statistics & numerical data;
Patient Outcome Assessment;
Time Factors;
Trauma Severity Indices;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
2019;22(3):125-128
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To examine the relationships between emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) with hospital length of stay (HLOS) and clinical outcome in hemodynamically stable trauma patients.
METHODS:Prospective data collected for 2 years from consecutive trauma patients admitted to the trauma resuscitation bay. Only stable blunt trauma patients with appropriate trauma triage criteria requiring trauma team activation were included in the study. EDLOS was determined short if patient spent less than 2 h in the emergency department (ER) and long for more than 2 h.
RESULTS:A total of 248 patients were enrolled in the study. The mean total EDLOS was 125 min (range 78-180). Injury severity score (ISS) were significantly higher in the long EDLOS group (17 ± 13 versus 11 ± 9, p < 0.001). However, when leveled according to ISS, there were no differences in mean in diagnostic workup, admission rate to intensive care unit (ICU) or HLOS between the short and long EDLOS groups.
CONCLUSION:EDLOS is not a significant parameter for HLOS in stable trauma patients.
