Predictors of Delayed Emergency Department Throughput Among Blunt Trauma Patients

Delayed emergency department (ED) LOS has been associated with increased mortality and increased hospital length of stay (LOS) for various patient populations. Trauma patients often require significant effort in evaluation, workup, and disposition; however, patient and hospital characteristics associated with increased LOS in the ED for trauma patients remain unclear.The Trauma Quality Improvement Project database (2014-2016) was queried for all...