Examining the Trends in Long Inpatient Length of Stay for Patients Admitted From New South Wales Emergency Departments 2015–2022: A State‐Wide Data Linkage Study
A disproportionate increase in patients with prolonged inpatient length of stay, particularly in specific diagnostic categories, comorbidities and age groups was observed which may be contributing to hospital and Emergency Department overcrowding.
Authors
- Kendall J Bein
- Michele Fiorentino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2197-6574)
- Michael Dinh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-455X)
- Radhika V. Seimon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3903-4801)
Institutions
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70177
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00