Dataset_Clinical Outcomes Associated with Prolonged Stay in Emergency Department Observati

A retrospective study of patients transferred from an Emergency Department Observation Unit to an internal medicine department during 2022. The dataset includes associations between ED-OU length of stay and outcomes like in-hospital mortality, total hospital length of stay, and loss of functional independence. Matilde Coimbra authored this 448.6 KB Excel file, which was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling in-hospital mortality risk based on ED-OU length of stay.
• Analyzing total hospital length of stay associated with prolonged observation unit stays.
• Investigating associations between ED-OU stay and secondary outcomes like nosocomial infections or delirium.
• Conducting multivariable regression analyses on clinical outcomes for internal medicine patients.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific clinical cohort from 2022, providing temporal specificity.
• Includes multiple clinical outcome measures, such as mortality, functional independence, and nosocomial infections.
• The analysis employs both univariate and multivariable regression methods.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The single-year (2022) and single-department scope may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Retrospective study of patient transfers from an ED Observation Unit.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-10 20:09:34; freshness should be verified.