Table 2 Patient characteristics, emergency and hospital LOS by deterioration vs no deterioration event within 72 h of admission via ED
From: Implementation of a structured emergency nursing framework results in significant cost benefit
Variable | No deterioration within 72 h (n = 24,133) | Deterioration within 72 h (n = 929) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age – Median (IQR) | 67.5 (44.9–80.9) | 73.4 (60.8–83.0) | <  0.001 |
Gender – n (%) | |||
 Male | 11,518 (47.7) | 474 (51.0) | 0.048 |
 Female | 12,615 (52.3) | 455 (49.0) |  |
ED LOS (h) – Median (IQR) | 7.0 (3.9–12.3) | 9.0 (5.4–14.4) | <  0.001 |
Site – n (%) | |||
 Site 1 | 18,488 (76.6) | 656 (70.6) | <  0.001 |
 Site 2 | 5645 (23.4) | 273 (29.4) |  |
Time of presentation – n (%) | |||
 Morning (07:00–15:00) | 11,166 (46.3) | 462 (49.7) | 0.116 |
 Afternoon (15:01–22:00) | 8876 (36.8) | 319 (34.3) |  |
 Night (22:01–06:59) | 4091 (17.0) | 148 (15.9) |  |
Time of admission – n (%) | |||
 Morning (07:00–15:00) | 7683 (31.8) | 282 (30.4) | 0.465 |
 Afternoon (15:01–22:00) | 9611 (39.8) | 368 (39.6) |  |
 Night (22:01–06:59) | 6839 (28.3) | 279 (30.0) |  |
Average ED LOS (hours) | 8.99 (6.51) | 10.48 (6.65) | <  0.001 |
Average hospital LOS (days) | 4.54 (5.81) | 12.47 (12.41) | <  0.001 |
Average ICU LOS (days)(ICU cases only) | 3.18 (4.15) | 3.74 (4.82) | <  0.001 |