A Situational Analysis of Waiting Times in the Emergency Department of Central Chest Institute of Thailand
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Background: Emergency department should determine the factors that influence on the waiting time for developing the strategies for waiting time reduction.
Objective: To analyze the waiting time and study the factors that influence on the waiting time in the emergency department of Central Chest Institute of Thailand.
Methods: Samples were collected from medical records of 353 patients admitted to emergency department from January 2018 to December 2018 which were selected by systematic randomization using a 22-item data record form. It has been checked for content validity by 3 experts. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and statistical correlations were obtained using multivariable logistic regression.
Results: This study revealed that 53 patients (15.01%) spending waiting time over 4 hours in emergency department. The correlation with waiting time over 4 hours were urgent patient (P < .05) and patient admission (P < .001).
Conclusions: The correlation with waiting time over 4 hours were urgent patients and admission process.
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