From: The impact of delays to admission from the emergency department on inpatient outcomes
Predictor | Hospital Length of Stay | Total Hospital Cost | ||||
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Coefficient | Impact of Factor (Percent Change on Outcome†) | p value | Coefficient | Impact of Factor (Percent Change on Outcome†) | p value | |
Admission Delay > 12 hrs (no = 0, yes = 1) | 0.117 | 12.4% (6.6 - 18.5) | < .0001 | 0.104 | 11.0% (6.0 - 16.4) | < .0001 |
CTAS 1 - Resuscitation* | -0.084 | -8.0% (-16.2 - 0.91) | 0.0768 | 0.32 | 37.6% (26.9 - 49.3) | < .0001 |
CTAS 2 - Emergent* | 0.0044 | 0.44% (-3.7 - 4.7) | 0.84 | 0.079 | 8.2% (4.3 - 12.3) | < .0001 |
CTAS 4 - Less Urgent* | -0.033 | -3.3% (-8.9 - 2.7) | 0.27 | -0.055 | -5.3% (-10.2 - -0.21) | 0.04 |
CTAS 5 - Non-Urgent* | -0.41 | -33.8 (-57.6 - 3.9) | 0.07 | -0.51 | -40% (-59.4 - -10.9) | 0.011 |
Arrival by Ambulance (no = 0, yes = 1) | 0.12 | 12.9% (8.7 - 17.3) | < .0001 | 0.168 | 18.3% (14.4 - 22.3) | < .0001 |
Sex (male = 0, female = 1) | -0.077 | -7.4% ( -10.6 - -4.1) | < .0001 | -0.041 | -4.0% (-6.9 - -1.0) | 0.009 |
Admit to ICU or OR ( no = 0, yes = 1) | -156 | -14.5% (-19.1 - -9.6) | < .0001 | 0.19 | 21% (15.2 - 27.0) | < .0001 |
Age (years) | 0.011 | 1.1% (1.0 - 1.2) | < .0001 | 0.0088 | 0.9% (0.8 - 1.0) | < .0001 |
Age2 (years2) | 0.0000072 | 0.00072% (-0.004 - 0.005) | 0.75 | -0.000028 | -0.003% (-0.007 - 0.001) | 0.17 |
Site of ED | 0.037 | 3.8% (0.2 -7.6) | 0.04 | 0.038 | 3.9% (0.7 - 7.2) | 0.016 |
CMGs 001-901 | Included in model to adjust for the effects of disease conditions; individual values are not shown |