Factors Affecting Length of Stay in the Emergency Department in Patients Who Presented with Abdominal Pain
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the patients.
Characteristic
EDLOS < 4 hours (n = 162)
EDLOS ≥ 4 hours (n = 55)
value
Age, years, median (IQR)
48 (27, 64.8)
60 (44, 68)
0.013
Male
62 (38.3)
29 (52.7)
0.161
Comorbidity
Diabetic mellitus
21 (13)
6 (10.9)
0.871
Hypertension
33 (20.4)
15 (27.3)
0.38
Hyperlipidemia
24 (14.8)
9 (16.4)
0.953
Malignancy
16 (9.9)
10 (18.2)
0.229
HIV infection
0 (0)
2 (3.6)
0.063
Cerebrovascular disease
6 (3.7)
5 (9.1)
0.278
Ischemic heart disease
6 (3.7)
3 (5.5)
0.696
Chronic kidney disease
3 (1.9)
3 (5.5)
0.172
Type of insurance
Self-pay
64 (39.5)
14 (25.5)
0.116
Government officer
70 (43.2)
27 (49.1)
Social security scheme
5 (3.1)
5 (9.1)
Universal health care
23 (14.2)
9 (16.4)
Route of presentation
Self
159 (98.1)
54 (98.2)
0.692
Emergency medical services
2 (1.2)
0 (0)
First responder
1 (0.6)
1 (1.8)
Note. Data are presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise. EDLOS, emergency department length of stay; IQR, interquartile range; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
