Organisational Factors Induce Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay in Elderly Patients--A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Organisational Factors Induce Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay in Elderly Patients--A Retrospective Cohort Study.

To assess the association of patient and organisational factors with emergency department length of stay (ED-LOS) in elderly ED patients (226565 years old) and in younger patients (<65 years old).A retrospective cohort study of internal medicine patients visiting the emergency department between...

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Main Authors: Steffie H A Brouns, Patricia M Stassen, Suze L E Lambooij, Jeanne Dieleman, Irene T P Vanderfeesten, Harm R Haak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4534295?pdf=render

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