Prolonged Length of Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Critically Ill Elderly Patients with Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
Table 4
Outcomes according to the ED LOS in critically ill elderly patients with infection.
ED LOS cutoff
Characteristic
<6 h (n = 179)
>6 h (n = 260)
value
6 hour
ICU LOS
6 (3–12)
7 (3–13)
0.692
Hospital LOS
16 (8–27.5)
16 (9–29.5)
0.501
All-cause mortality
50 (27.9)
82 (31.5)
0.418
<12 h (n = 298)
>12 h (n = 141)
12 hour
ICU LOS
6 (3–10)
7 (3–15)
0.121
Hospital LOS
15 (8–27)
18 (11–35)
0.018
All-cause mortality
85 (28.5)
47 (33.3)
0.305
<24 h (n = 353)
>24 h (n = 86)
24 hour
ICU LOS
6 (3–11)
8 (3–18)
0.097
Hospital LOS
15 (9–27)
20 (11–36)
0.044
All-cause mortality
96 (27.2)
36 (41.9)
0.008
ICU: intensive care unit; ED: emergency department; LOS: length of stay.
