From: The impact of a multimodal intervention on emergency department crowding and patient flow
Pre-intervention period n = 31,891 | Intervention period n = 32,121 | p valueb | |
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Median LOS in minutes (IQR)a,* | 157 (102–228) | 149 (95–218) | < 0.001 |
Median LOS per specialism in minutes (IQR)a | |||
Cardiology | 164 (126–215) | 160 (123–218) | 0.056 |
Internal medicine | 205 (145–285) | 205 (145–279) | 0.373 |
Neurology | 191 (135–266) | 175 (120–246) | < 0.001 |
Surgery | 136 (89–203) | 124 (79–187) | < 0.001 |
Other specialismc | 137 (80–209) | 132 (75–199) | < 0.001 |
Median LOS for self-referred patients (IQR)d | 131 (84–192) | 124 (78–184) | < 0.001 |
Median LOS for admitted patients (IQR)e | 203 (146–277) | 198 (140–269) | < 0.001 |
Cardiology | 183 (140–237) | 180 (137–244) | 0.683 |
Internal medicine | 238 (179–310) | 241 (187–310) | 0.342 |
Neurology | 192 (131–270) | 186 (124–267) | 0.032 |
Surgery | 215 (148–296) | 196 (130–268) | < 0.001 |
Other specialismc | 201 (143–276) | 190 (133–254) | < 0.001 |
Median LOS for patients who had at least one imaging proceduref | 191 (134–263) | 181 (126–251) | < 0.001 |