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. 2011 May;12(2):198–203.

Table 4.

Logistic regression for ambulance diversion.

Variable OR (95%CI) p-value
Expeditor present that day 0.17 (0.05–0.67) 0.011*
Daily average boarding hours (quartiles)
<1.2 hours Referent
1.2–1.7 hours 1.08 (0.49–2.38) 0.852
1.8–2.2 hours 1.22 (0.55–2.69) 0.631
>2.2 hours 2.81 (1.20–6.54) 0.017*
Total daily emergency department patients 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 0.158
Percentage of patients who elope 1.06 (0.99–1.12) 0.074
Length of Stay for discharged patients 2.57 (1.41–4.70) 0.002*
*

statistically significant periods.