ideal ER lengths of stay?

[Ronald Gross]

If the patient clearly needs the OR, then I would say however long it takes you to call the OR to tell them you are on the way up plus transit time to the OR.  As I see it, that would be under 10 minutes in my place.

Now, if you want the standard ACS COT party line, the ED stay for a severely injured patient should be under 30 minutes.

Ron

>>> "caesar ursic" <cmursic at gmail.com> 10/11/2007 8:40 PM >>>
What should be the maximum ideal length of stay in the ER for the seriously
injured patient?  I realize that this will depend on the severity and
mechanism of injury, but those of you who are "QA"-ing (or "PI"-ing, or even
"CQI"-ing) ER lengths of stay - what are your benchmarks?

Many thanks, etc.

C. Ursic, MD, etc
Santa Fe, USA
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