ArticleEmergency medicine international2021
Prolonged Length of Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Critically Ill Elderly Patients with Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Study.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Delayed Admission to the Intensive Care Unit and Mortality of Critically Ill Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.BioMed research international · 2022Pooled it
- Performance of the Emergency Severity Index and Patient Acuity Category Scale in geriatric triage.Singapore medical journal · 2026Observational
- Determinants of Emergency Department Length of Stay and the Mediation Effect of Disposition Among Injury Patients in South Korea: A Nationwide Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Impact of Boarding Time on In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Presenting to an Oncologic Emergency Department of a Comprehensive Cancer Center.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Effects of emergency department length of stay on inpatient utilization and mortality.Health economics review · 2025Article
- Determinants of Severely Prolonged Emergency Department Stays Among Older Adults: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- Elderly patients with non-specific complaints at the emergency department have a high risk for admission and 30-days mortality.BMC geriatrics · 2024Observational
- The Association between Emergency Department Length of Stay and In-Hospital Mortality in Older Patients Using Machine Learning: An Observational Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Acute abdominal pain at referral emergency departments: an analysis of performance of three time-dependent quality indicators.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
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- Length-of-Stay in the Emergency Department and In-Hospital Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed at investigating whether the length of stay (LOS) in the emergency department (ED) is associated with mortality in elderly patients with infections admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Delayed admission to the ICU may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes in elderly patients with infections.
methodsThis was a retrospective study conducted with subjects over 65 years of age admitted to the ICU from 5 EDs. We recorded demographic data, clinical findings, initial laboratory results, and ED LOS. Outcomes were all-cause in-hospital mortality and hospital LOS. A multivariable regression model was applied to identify factors predictive of mortality.
resultsA total of 439 patients admitted to the ICU via the ED were included in this study, 132 (30.1%) of whom died in the hospital. The median (IQR) age was 78 (73, 83) years. In multivariable analysis, a history of malignancy (OR: 3.76; 95% CI: 1.88-7.52;
conclusionsThis study shows that prolonged ED LOS is independently associated with all-cause in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with infections requiring ICU admission. ED LOS should be considered in strategies to prevent adverse outcomes in elderly patients with infections who visit the ED.
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