Analysis of Factors Affecting Length of Hospital Stay in Geriatric Patients Transferred from Long-term Care Hospitals.
- Author:
Jae Wook PARK
1
;
Hong In PARK
;
Myung Bo SHIM
;
Chang Jae LEE
;
Jin Kun BAE
;
Sang Mo JE
;
Tae Nyoung CHUNG
;
Eui Chung KIM
;
Sung Wook CHOI
;
Ok Jun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Kumi CHA Hospital, Kumi-si, Gyeongsangbukdo, Korea. cyber030@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Length of stay;
Long-term care;
Intensive care units;
Hospital emergency service
- MeSH:
Blood Sedimentation;
C-Reactive Protein;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Glasgow Coma Scale;
Granulocytes;
Heart Rate;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units;
Length of Stay*;
Leukocyte Count;
Long-Term Care*;
Medical Records;
Multivariate Analysis;
Oxygen;
Retrospective Studies;
Vital Signs
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2015;26(2):165-171
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The number of geriatric patients transferred from long-term care hospitals to emergency department (ED) is increasing because the number of long-term care hospitals has increased significantly in recent years. Only a few studies showing the characteristics of geriatric patients transferred from long-term care hospitals to ED have been reported. We assessed factors affecting length of hospital stay in geriatric non-trauma patients transferred from long-term care hospital to ED. METHODS: This study was a retrospective review of the medical records of 143 patients who were transferred from long-term care hospital to ED. Admitted patients were classified according to two groups (general ward group and intensive care unit group). Univariate analyses were performed relating initial vital signs and laboratory methods for prediction of the length of hospital stay. Cox proportional hazard analysis was then derived, with all variables in the final model significant at p<0.05. RESULTS: A total of 189 patients were enrolled in the study. Results of univariate analysis for Glasgow Coma Scale, heart rate, oxygen saturation, white blood cell count, segmented granulocyte percent, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein were significant. In multivariate analysis results for oxygen saturation (p=0.014, hazard ratio=1.065) and segmented granulocyte percent (p=0.025, hazard ratio=0.975) were significant. CONCLUSION: Higher oxygen saturation and lower segmented granulocyte percent are independent factors leading to earlier discharge from the hospital in geriatric non-trauma patients transferred from long-term care hospitals.
