Table 5.
APACHE II score | Door to ventilator | Ventilator to leaving ED | LOS in ED | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APACHE II score | -0.18** | 0.05 | -0.09* | |
Door to ventilatora | -0.03 | 0.68** | ||
Ventilator to leaving EDb | 0.68** | |||
LOS in EDc |
aDoor to ventilator, time between arrival at the ER and connecting to the ventilator; bventilator to leaving ED, time between connecting to the ventilator and leaving the emergency department; cLOS in ED, length of stay in the ED. * P <0.005, ** P <0.0005. ED, emergency department; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; LOS, length of stay.