Why do 'fast track' patients stay more than four hours in the emergency department? An investigation of factors that predict length of stay.

Stephen D Gill Stephen E LaneMichael SheridanElizabeth EllisDarren SmithJulian Stella

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2018)

We identified the most important variables for predicting length of stay greater than 4 h for fast track patients in our ED. Identifying factors that influence length of stay is a necessary step towards understanding ED patient flow and identifying improvement opportunities.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes