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## Objective: To examine the association of higher emergency department (ed) census with inpatient outcomes on the day of discharge (inpatient length of stay, in-hospital mortality, ed revisits, and readmissions). ## Data sources and study setting: All-payer ed and inpatient discharge data and hospital characteristics data from all non-federal, general, and acute care hospitals in the state of california from october 1, 2015 to december 31, 2017. ## Study design: In retrospective data analysis, we examined whether ed census was associated with inpatient outcomes for all inpatients, including those not admitted through the ed. the main predictor variable was ed census on day of discharge, categorized based on hospital year and day of week. separate linear regression models with robust ses and hospital fixed effects examined the association of ed census on inpatient outcomes (length of stay, 3-day ed revisit, 30-day all-cause readmission, in-hospital mortality), controlling for patient and visit-level factors. we stratified analyses by whether admission was elective or unscheduled. ## Extraction methods: Inpatient discharges in non-federal, general medical hospitals with eds. ## Prin

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Author

Charleen Hsuan; Joel E. Segel; Renee Y. Hsia; Yinan Wang; Jeannette Rogowski

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)