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Table 4 Treatment outcomes of participants who visited with severe illness code at ED (N = 2034)

From: The effects of an emergency department length-of-stay management system on severely ill patients’ treatment outcomes

Variables

Group 1 (n = 837)

Group 2 (n = 1197)

χ2/ t

p

n (%) or M ± SD

n (%) or M ± SD

7 days in-hospital mortality

 No

807 (96.4)

1151 (96.2)

0.09

.762

 Yes

30 (3.6)

46 (3.8)

30 days in-hospital mortality

 No

748 (89.4)

1118 (93.4)

10.58

.001

 Yes

89 (10.6)

79 (6.6)

Hospital LOS (day)

14.66 ± 18.26

10.19 ± 16.00

9.03

<.001

Type of discharge

 Discharge to home (normal discharge)

642 (76.6)

979 (81.7)

29.80

<.001

 Transfer

77 (9.2)

129 (10.8)

 Death

118 (14.1)

90 (7.5)

Total Medical Cost (won)

10,770,140.09 ± 19,060,781.71

9,767,136.42 ± 15,809,497.95

0.38

.699

  1. ED Emergency Department, LOS Length of Stay, M Mean, SD Standard Deviation