Characteristic | ED-LOS | EDOU-LOS | ||||
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OR | 95% CI | p Value | OR | 95% CI | p Value | |
Age (years) | ||||||
≥15–<50 | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||||
≥50–<65 | 1.19 | 1.16 to 1.22 | ||||
≥65–<75 | 1.42 | 1.38 to 1.46 | ||||
≥75–<85 | 1.69 | 1.65 to 1.74 | ||||
≥85 | 2.01 | 1.96 to 2.07 | ||||
Arrival by own means | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||||
Arrival by ambulance | 1.13 | 1.08 to 1.18 | ||||
Acuity level 5 | 1 | <0.0000001 | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||
Acuity level 4 | 1.24 | 1.21 to 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.27 to 1.35 | ||
Acuity level 1–3 | 1.54 | 1.50 to 1.59 | 1.71 | 1.66 to 1.77 | ||
Haematological tests (no) | 1 | <0.0000001 | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||
Haematological tests (yes) | 3.34 | 3.15 to 3.56 | 7.81 | 7.23 to 8.43 | ||
Intravenous treatment (no) | 1 | <0.0000001 | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||
Intravenous treatment (yes) | 1.58 | 1.47 to 1.69 | 1.95 | 1.80 to 2.12 | ||
Vital-sign monitoring (no) | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||||
Vital-sign monitoring (yes) | 1.89 | 1.69 to 2.10 | ||||
x-Rays (no) | 1 | <0.0000001 | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||
x-Rays (yes) | 1.53 | 1.45 to 1.61 | 1.95 | 1.85 to 2.06 | ||
Specialist advice (no) | 1 | <0.0000001 | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||
Specialist advice (yes) | 1.39 | 1.30 to 1.48 | 2.24 | 2.07 to 2.42 | ||
CT/MRI/ultrasound (no) | 1 | <0.0000001 | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||
CT/MRI/ultrasound (yes) | 2.60 | 2.39 to 2.82 | 6.74 | 5.98 to 7.60 | ||
Patients transferred from ED or OU (no) | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||||
Transferred from ED or OU (yes) | 1.79 | 1.54 to 2.07 | ||||
Admitted to MSW from ED or OU (non) | 1 | <0.0000001 | ||||
Admitted to MSW from ED or OU (yes) | 0.61 | 0.54 to 0.68 |
ED, emergency department; LOS, length of stay; MSW, medical or surgical ward; OU, observation unit.