Impact of emergency department length of stay on in-hospital mortality: a retrospective cohort study.
Journal
European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
ISSN: 1473-5695
Titre abrégé: Eur J Emerg Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9442482
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Oct 2023
02 Oct 2023
Historique:
medline:
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10
2023
pubmed:
3
10
2023
entrez:
3
10
2023
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Résumé
Emergency Department (ED) workload may lead to ED crowding and increased ED length of stay (LOS). ED crowding has been shown to be associated with adverse events and increasing mortality. We hypothesised that ED-LOS is associated with mortality. To study the relationship between ED-LOS and in-hospital mortality. Observational retrospective cohort study. From 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2018, all visits by patients aged 15 or older to one of the two ED at Toulouse University Hospital were screened. Patients admitted to the hospital after ED visits were included. Visits followed by ED discharge, in-ED death or transfer to ICU or another hospital were not included. The primary outcome was 30-day in-hospital mortality. ED-LOS was defined as time from ED registration to inpatient admission. ED-LOS was categorised according to quartiles [<303 min (Q1), between 303 and 433 minutes (Q2), between 434 and 612 minutes (Q3) and >612 min (Q4)]. A multivariable logistic regression tested the association between ED-LOS and in-hospital mortality. A total of 49 913 patients were admitted to our hospital after ED visits and included in the study. ED-LOS was not independently associated with in-hospital mortality. Compared to ED-LOS < 303 min (Q1, reference), odd-ratios (OR) [95% CI] of in-hospital mortality for Q2, Q3, and Q4 were respectively 0.872 [0.747-1.017], 0.906 [0.777-1.056], and 1.137 [0.985-1.312]. Factors associated to in-hospital mortality were: aged over 75 years (OR [95% CI] = 4.3 [3.8-4.9]), Charlson Comorbidity Index score > 1 (OR [95% CI] = 1.3 [1.1-1.5], and 2.2 [1.9-2.5] for scores 2 and ≥ 3 respectively), high acuity at triage (OR [95% CI] = 3.9 [3.5-4.4]), ED visit at Hospital 1 (OR [95% CI] = 1.6 [1.4-1.7]), and illness diagnosis compared to trauma (OR [95% CI] = 2.1 [1.7-2.6]). Night-time arrival was associated with decreased in-hospital mortality (OR [95% CI] = 0.852 [0.767-0.947]). In this retrospective cohort study, there was no independent association between ED-LOS before admission to general non-ICU wards and in-patient mortality.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE
BACKGROUND
Emergency Department (ED) workload may lead to ED crowding and increased ED length of stay (LOS). ED crowding has been shown to be associated with adverse events and increasing mortality. We hypothesised that ED-LOS is associated with mortality.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To study the relationship between ED-LOS and in-hospital mortality.
DESIGN
METHODS
Observational retrospective cohort study.
SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS
METHODS
From 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2018, all visits by patients aged 15 or older to one of the two ED at Toulouse University Hospital were screened. Patients admitted to the hospital after ED visits were included. Visits followed by ED discharge, in-ED death or transfer to ICU or another hospital were not included.
OUTCOME MEASURE AND ANALYSIS
METHODS
The primary outcome was 30-day in-hospital mortality. ED-LOS was defined as time from ED registration to inpatient admission. ED-LOS was categorised according to quartiles [<303 min (Q1), between 303 and 433 minutes (Q2), between 434 and 612 minutes (Q3) and >612 min (Q4)]. A multivariable logistic regression tested the association between ED-LOS and in-hospital mortality.
MAIN RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 49 913 patients were admitted to our hospital after ED visits and included in the study. ED-LOS was not independently associated with in-hospital mortality. Compared to ED-LOS < 303 min (Q1, reference), odd-ratios (OR) [95% CI] of in-hospital mortality for Q2, Q3, and Q4 were respectively 0.872 [0.747-1.017], 0.906 [0.777-1.056], and 1.137 [0.985-1.312]. Factors associated to in-hospital mortality were: aged over 75 years (OR [95% CI] = 4.3 [3.8-4.9]), Charlson Comorbidity Index score > 1 (OR [95% CI] = 1.3 [1.1-1.5], and 2.2 [1.9-2.5] for scores 2 and ≥ 3 respectively), high acuity at triage (OR [95% CI] = 3.9 [3.5-4.4]), ED visit at Hospital 1 (OR [95% CI] = 1.6 [1.4-1.7]), and illness diagnosis compared to trauma (OR [95% CI] = 2.1 [1.7-2.6]). Night-time arrival was associated with decreased in-hospital mortality (OR [95% CI] = 0.852 [0.767-0.947]).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
In this retrospective cohort study, there was no independent association between ED-LOS before admission to general non-ICU wards and in-patient mortality.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37788143
doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001079
pii: 00063110-990000000-00093
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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