Article
Is there a relation between emergency department and inpatient lengths of stay?
Y a-t-il une relation entre les durées de séjour aux urgences et en hospitalisation?
Winter 2014
Volume 19 - Issue 1
Pria M.D. Nippak, Winston W. Isaac, Candace J. Ikeda-Douglas, Anne Marie Marion, Mike VandenBroek
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 14–22
Content Summary
This article investigates the factors affecting lengths of stay in emergency and inpatient settings. It finds that longer emergency department stays correlate with longer inpatient stays, influenced by patient age, comorbidity, and sex. The study suggests that addressing these factors can improve patient flow and reduce healthcare costs.
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Rural medicinePrimary carePublic healthRemote medicine