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Impact of changing the admission process of patients with pneumonia on the length of stay in the emergency department
Ist Teil von
The American journal of emergency medicine, 2021-03, Vol.41, p.170-173
Ort / Verlag
United States: Elsevier Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
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MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
[...]the decision of admitting patients visiting the ED from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. during weekdays was made by emergency physicians starting on January 1, 2015 (Fig. 1). [...]patients with pneumonia may spend 84 min fewer on average in the ED before being admitted. [...]using multiple logistic regression analysis, we determined that the admission decision by IM physicians is an independent determinant of ED LOS >180 min. [...]considering the study design, which included patients admitted to general wards only, it may be worth to reevaluate whether disposition of patients by emergency physicians was appropriate. [...]we investigated admitted cases that were transferred to the ICU within 24 h of hospitalization or died within 48 h of admission; there was no significant difference based on who the decision maker was.