Factors Affecting Length of Stay in the Emergency Department in Patients Who Presented with Abdominal Pain

Table 3

Comparison of other factors.

Characteristic	EDLOS < 4 hours (n = 162)	EDLOS ≥4 hours (n = 55)	value
Times of presenting			0.088
08:00–16:00 (morning shift)	49 (30.2)	27 (49.1)
16:01–24:00 (afternoon shift)	74 (45.7)	18 (32.7)
00:01–08:00 (night shift)	39 (24.1)	10 (18.1)
Attending physicians
Intern	81 (50)	26 (47.3)	0.892
Resident 1	42 (25.9)	16 (29.1)
Resident 2	22 (13.6)	8 (14.5)
Resident 3	13 (8)	5 (9.1)
Staff	4 (2.5)	0(0)
Consultation			<0.001
None	112 (69.1)	10 (18.2)
1 specialist	49 (30.2)	36 (65.5)
≥2 specialists	1 (0.6)	9 (16.4)

Note. Data are presented as n (%). EDLOS, emergency department length of stay; IQR, interquartile range.