ArticleJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open2022
Comparison of emergency department throughput and process times between male and female patients: A retrospective cohort investigation by the Reducing Disparities Increasing Equity in Emergency Medicine Study Group.
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- Beyond a Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient and Caregiver Expectations About Emergency Department Visits Amid Uncertainty.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Article
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- Does initiating care in alternate care sites decrease time to disposition in the emergency department?Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Article
- Comparison of emergency department throughput and process times between male and female patients: A retrospective cohort investigation by the Reducing Disparities Increasing Equity in Emergency Medicine Study Group.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Health equity for all patients is an important characteristic of an effective healthcare system. Bias has the potential to create inequities. In this study, we examine emergency department (ED) throughput and care measures for sex-based differences, including metrics such as door-to-room (DTR) and door-to-healthcare practitioner (DTP) times to look for potential signs of systemic bias. Methods: We conducted an observational cohort study of all adult patients presenting to the ED between July 2015 and June 2017. We collected ED operational, throughput, clinical, and demographic data. Differences in the findings for male and female patients were assessed using Poisson regression and generalized estimating equations (GEEs). A priori, a clinically significant time difference was defined as 10 min. Results: A total of 106,011 adult visits to the ED were investigated. Female patients had 8-min longer median length-of-stay (LOS) than males ( Conclusion: Numerous statistically significant differences were identified in throughput and care measures-mostly these differences favored male patients. Few of these comparisons met our criteria for clinical significance.
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