Comparison of Emergency Department Disposition Times in Adult Level I and Level II Trauma Centers
Even when treating patients with similar injury severity, trauma patients at Level I trauma centers had longer ED-LOS compared to Level II centers, irrespective of the patients' final disposition (surgery, non-ICU admission, or discharge). To optimize resource utilization and alleviate ED saturation, further research must delve into the underlying causes of these discrepancies to identify best practices and solutions.
Authors
- J. Christian Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2184-159X)
- Michael Lekawa
- Carrie Chandwani
- Areg Grigorian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-796X)
- Shahram Lotfipour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3437-9410)
- Jeffry T. Nahmias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-571X)
- S. J. Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7330-621X)
Institutions
- University of California, Irvine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.20523
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07