Respiratory failure & ventilation
Association of Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay With Process of Care Measures for Critically Ill Patients
Authors' conclusion
In this multicenter study of critically ill adult patients, a prolonged ED stay was not associated with a significant difference in the deployment of evidence-based process of care measures for critically ill adult patients.
Study context
- Population
- Mechanically ventilated adults directly admitted to the ICU from the emergency department (ED), 8 academic ICUs in Toronto, June 2014 to February 2023
- Participants
- 7,072 participants
- Exposure
- Prolonged vs short ED LOS
- Prolonged ED stayn = 1,462
- Outcome
- Process of care measures
- Follow-up
- Day 2 after ICU admission
Methodological detailsmulticentre, propensity score methods, multivariable logistic regression
- Multicentre
- Propensity score methods
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Prolonged ED stay vs Short ED stayAdjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Low tidal volume ventilation
0.92(0.68–1.22)
SBT
1.12(0.92–1.35)
Extubation among those eligible
0.78(0.55–1.12)
DVT prophylaxis
1.13(0.95–1.34)
Continuous sedation
0.92(0.81–1.06)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
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Original publication
Association of Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay With Process of Care Measures for Critically Ill Patients. Crit Care Med. Published 7 January 2026. doi:10.
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