TY - JOUR
T1 - Prolonged length of stay in ED psychiatric patients
T2 - A multivariable predictive model
AU - Warren, Mark B.
AU - Campbell, Ronna L.
AU - Nestler, David M.
AU - Pasupathy, Kalyan S
AU - Lohse, Christine M.
AU - Koch, Karen A.
AU - Schlechtinger, Eduard
AU - Schmidt, Scott T.
AU - Melin, Gabrielle J.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - Background We aimed to evaluate factors associated with prolonged emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) among psychiatric patients and to develop a multivariable predictive model to guide future interventions to reduce ED LOS. Methods Electronic health records of ED patients receiving a psychiatric consultation and providing research authorization were reviewed from September 14, 2010, through September 13, 2013, at an academic hospital with approximately 73 000 visits annually. Prolonged LOS was defined as ≥ 8 hours. Results We identified 9247 visits among 6335 patients; median LOS was 4.1 hours, with 1424 visits (15%) with prolonged LOS. In the multivariable model, characteristics associated with an increased risk of a prolonged LOS included patient age 12 to 17 years (odds ratio [OR], 2.43; P
AB - Background We aimed to evaluate factors associated with prolonged emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) among psychiatric patients and to develop a multivariable predictive model to guide future interventions to reduce ED LOS. Methods Electronic health records of ED patients receiving a psychiatric consultation and providing research authorization were reviewed from September 14, 2010, through September 13, 2013, at an academic hospital with approximately 73 000 visits annually. Prolonged LOS was defined as ≥ 8 hours. Results We identified 9247 visits among 6335 patients; median LOS was 4.1 hours, with 1424 visits (15%) with prolonged LOS. In the multivariable model, characteristics associated with an increased risk of a prolonged LOS included patient age 12 to 17 years (odds ratio [OR], 2.43; P
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.09.044
DO - 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.09.044
M3 - Article
C2 - 26527177
AN - SCOPUS:84957941302
SN - 0735-6757
VL - 34
SP - 133
EP - 139
JO - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 2
ER -