What Affects Time to Care in Emergency Room Appendicitis Patients?
Bickell NA, Hwang U, Anderson RM, Rojas M, Barsky CL. What Affects Time to Care in Emergency Room Appendicitis Patients? Medical Care 2008, 46: 417-422. PMID: 18362822, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815c1e66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAppendicitis patientsED LOSQuicker careSurgeon's diagnosisPrivate insuranceRetrospective observational studyTreatment of patientsTime-sensitive conditionsNonwhite patientsED lengthPatient factorsSpecialist consultationED staffingObservational studyMinority patientsPatientsED characteristicsIll individualsPatient safetyDiagnosisED qualityAppendicitisGreater numberModest effect