Table 2.
Emergency Department (ED) and hospitalization metrics.
| Characteristics | Heart failure, n (%) | LVAD, n (%) | Total, n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Time to Triage (minutes) | 21.20 (210.13) | 29.30 (238.79) | 23.26 (217.59) | 0.6994 |
| Total Time to Room (minutes) | 73.4 (238.22) | 42.99 (242.68) | 65.69 (239.51) | 0.1853 |
| Total Time to physician (minutes) | 97.27 (239.90) | 51.77 (243.36) | 85.95 (241.36) | 0.0506 |
| Total Time from physician to disposition (minutes) | 177.0 (142.77) | 109.82 (109.65) | 160.41 (138.33) | <0.001 |
| ED Decisions | 0.08 | |||
| Admit | 344 (79.81) | 126 (87.50) | 470 (81.70) | 0.061 |
| Discharge | 76 (17.63) | 18 (12.5) | 94 (16.35) | 0.142 |
| Left against medical advice | 10 (2.32) | 0 | 10 (1.74) | 0.064 |
| Other | 1 (0.23) | 0 | 1 (0.17) | 0.99 |
| ED length of stay (h), mean (SD) | 9.82 (10.24) | 6.33 (6.16) | 8.94 (9.50) | 0.0001 |
| Hospital length of stay, mean (SD) | 6.58 (10.94) | 6.67 (8.04) | 6.61 (10.28) | 0.928 |
| Hospitalization charges in USD (median) | 21524.25 | 28766.95 | 23304.1 | 0.087 |
LVAD = left ventricular assist device.