Emergency Department Length-of-Stay [mean min (± SD)] | Period 1 (N = 781) | Period 2 (N = 988) | Period 3 (N = 1171) | P value | Total (N = 2940) |
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All study participants | 383 (± 263) | 377 (± 271) | 363 (± 263) | 0.22 | 374 (± 269) |
Positive test at the ED | 393 (± 237) | 365 (± 209) | 350 (± 225) | 0.0002 | 362 (± 222) |
Negative test at the ED | 430 (± 276) | 442 (± 307) | 423 (± 278) | 0.31 | 431 (± 288) |
Positive test before admission | 296 (± 219) | 313 (± 201) | 297 (± 228) | 0.15 | 302 (± 218) |
Not tested | 345 (± 251) | 243 (± 183) | 253 (± 247) | < 0.0001 | 295 (± 237) |
Hospital Length of Stay [mean days (± SD)] | Period 1 (N = 386) | Period 2 (N = 510) | Period 3 (N = 591) | P value | Total (N = 1487) |
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Positive test at the ED | 8.5 (± 7.4) | 9.3 (± 9.1) | 8.0 (± 11) | 0.08 | 8.6 (± 11.0) |
Negative test at the ED | 6.6 (± 8.2) | 5.8 (± 6.9) | 5.1 (± 8) | 0.01 | 5.6 (± 8) |
Positive test before admission | 1.4 (± 3.0) | 2.7 (± 5.8) | 5.9 (± 34.8) | 0.004 | 3.0 (± 17.3) |
Not tested | 8.2 (± 29.1) | 6.1 (± 12.5) | 5.8 (± 9.2) | 0.09 | 6.7 (± 12.7) |
All participants | 5.0 (± 11.9) | 6.0 (± 8.8) | 6.7 (± 14.7) | 0.1 | 6.1 (± 12.2) |