ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Length-of-Stay in the Emergency Department and In-Hospital Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07532564 (Cost of Emergency Department Boarding for Hospitalized Patients in a Statewide Medical System), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Cost of Emergency Department Boarding for Hospitalized Patients in a Statewide Medical System
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ten-Year Update of Nurse Practitioner Service Impact on Patient and Health Service Outcomes in Emergency Care Settings-A Systematic Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Critical care delivery models in emergency departments: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of related outcome effects.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Prolonged length of stay and associated factors among emergency department patients in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Demographics, clinical features and outcomes of older patients presenting to an Irish emergency department.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Association between health system navigation factors and preventable trauma mortality in Western Cape, South Africa.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- The association between emergency department length of stay and hospital length of stay: an observational multi-centre cohort study.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Observational
- Erector spinae plane block for acute pain management of pancreatic cancer at the emergency department.The ultrasound journal · 2025Article
- Development and evaluation of a machine learning prediction model for short-term mortality in patients with diabetes or hyperglycemia at emergency department admission.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025Article
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- Shortening emergency department length of stay: Fast track, short-stay unit and acute medical unit.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Review
- Implementation of an acute abdominal pain diagnostic pathway in the emergency department.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emergency Medicine: Balancing Opportunities and Challenges.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Review
- Is a Prolonged Emergency Department Stay a Risk for Patient Safety?Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Experiences of the emergency department environment: a qualitative study with caregivers of people with dementia.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma in the Emergency Department: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and In-Hospital Mortality Among Elderly Patients: A 6-Year Follow-Up Italian Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- 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
- Identifying the Main Bottlenecks in the Workflow of Saudi Arabian Emergency Departments (EDs).Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
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Abstract
The effect of emergency department (ED) length of stay (EDLOS) on in-hospital mortality (IHM) remains unclear. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the association between EDLOS and IHM. We searched the PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Scopus databases from their inception until 14−15 January 2022. We included studies reporting the association between EDLOS and IHM. A total of 11,337 references were identified, and 52 studies (total of 1,718,518 ED patients) were included in the systematic review and 33 in the meta-analysis. A statistically significant association between EDLOS and IHM was observed for EDLOS over 24 h in patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) (OR = 1.396, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.147 to 1.701; p < 0.001, I2 = 0%) and for low EDLOS in non-ICU-admitted patients (OR = 0.583, 95% CI: 0.453 to 0.745; p < 0.001, I2 = 0%). No associations were detected for the other cut-offs. Our findings suggest that there is an association between IHM low EDLOS and EDLOS exceeding 24 h and IHM. Long stays in the ED should not be allowed and special attention should be given to patients admitted after a short stay in the ED.
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