Research Article
Factors Affecting Length of Stay in the Emergency Department in Patients Who Presented with Abdominal Pain
Table 7
Multivariate comparison of factors.
| | Variables | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | value |
| | Age ≥50 | 1.88 (1–3.54) | 3.17 (1.36–7.42) | 0.006 | | Consultation | | None | 1 | 1 | <0.001 | | Specialist | 8.23 (3.78–17.89) | 4.3 (1.75–10.59) | | ≥2 specialists | 100.8 (11.57–878.33) | 71.82 (5.67–909.51) | | Blood testing | | None | 1 | 1 | <0.001 | | 1 round | 20.56 (2.75–153.48) | 19.58 (1.21–317.97) | | ≥2 rounds | 100 (10.52–950.39) | 85.6 (4.22–1734.6) | | Ultrasonography | 16.4 (4.47–60.23) | 8.28 (1.84–37.26) | |
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OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
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