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To identify the primary demographic, clinical, and temporal factors that influence patient length of stay in an urban emergency department.

June 27, 2018International Journal of Healthcare Management

Factors affecting length of stay in the emergency department: A research from an operational viewpoınt

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GSGörkem SarıyerYaşar University MAMustafa Gökalp AtamanIzmir University İKİlker KızıloğluMinistry of Health

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Retrospective study identifies key predictors of emergency department length of stay in urban hospital patients, suggesting that aligned staffing schedules could enhance care timeliness.

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To identify the primary demographic, clinical, and temporal factors that influence patient length of stay in an urban emergency department.
Conducted a retrospective operational study in a large-scale urban training hospital analyzing length of stay against age, gender, arrival type, diagnosis, month, day, and period of day.
Tested group differences using independent t-tests and ANOVA, followed by a multivariate linear regression model to establish predictor dependence.
Length of stay varied significantly according to clinical diagnosis, day of the week, and period of the day.
Weekends and evening periods had higher emergency department patient volumes alongside a decrease in mean length of stay.
Multivariate linear regression demonstrated that all demographic, status-based, and temporal predictors were statistically significant, with the exception of the calendar month.

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Sarıyer et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69da1d54e6ab964fb0836454 https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2018.1489992

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Retrospective study identifies key predictors of emergency department length of stay in urban hospital patients, suggesting that aligned staffing schedules could enhance care timeliness.

Factors affecting length of stay in the emergency department: A research from an operational viewpoınt

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Factors affecting length of stay in the emergency department: A research from an operational viewpoınt

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