Effect of Hospitalization Decision by Emergency Physicians on Patient's Emergency Department Length of Stay: Before and After Study using Historical Control
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
; : 564-571, 2017.
Article
ي Ko
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-53392
المكتبة المسؤولة:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study analyzed the effects of the hospitalization decisions made by emergency physicians (EP) on the emergency department length of stay (ED-LOS).METHODS:
From March 2016, the hospitalization decisions of six internal medicine departments were made by EP, which has been implemented gradually since 2015. Through a retrospective electronic record review, the ED-LOS between EP hospitalization decision departments (group A) and others (group B) was analyzed and the ED-LOS before and after the hospitalization decision method change was compared (2014 vs. 2016).RESULTS:
Compared to 2014, in 2016, the ED-LOS in departments that hospitalization decision made by EP was reduced significantly (median with interquartile range; 478.0 minutes [319.0 to 900.5 minutes] vs. 259.0 minutes [177.0 to 384.0 minutes]; p < 0.001). In addition, the ED-LOS in Group A was reduced more than in Group B (219.0 minutes (45.8%) vs. 30.0 minutes (10.2%).CONCLUSION:
ED-LOS can be reduced by the EP hospitalization decisions.Key words
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
WPRIM
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Retrospective Studies
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Emergencies
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Hospitalization
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Internal Medicine
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Length of Stay
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Methods
نوع الدراسة:
Observational_studies
اللغة:
Ko
مجلة:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
السنة:
2017
نوع:
Article