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. 2012 Nov;13(5):383–387. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2011.12.6748

Table 2.

Emergency department length of stay (LOS) time measurements.

ABCT with IV/PO contrast Median (IQR)
n=211
ABCT w/ IV contrast Median (IQR)
n=184
95% CI of difference p-value
Total ED LOS 6:39 (5:18–8:05) 4:35 (3:29–5:53) 1:38–2:08 <0.0001
Time to admission 7:41 (6:17–9:06) 5:10 (4:15–6:43) 1:30–3:26 <0.0001
Time to OR 5:40 (4:28–6:50) 4:05 (2:53–5:17) 0:28–2:15 <0.0001
Time to discharge home 6:09 (4:55–7:42) 4:28 (3:15–5:32) 1:04–2:23 <0.0001
Radiology read time 0:30 (0:18–0:49) 0:29 (0:20–0:44) −2.23–8.23 0.46

ABCT, abdominal/pelvic computed tomography; IQR, interquartile range; OR, operating room