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✅   Association between emergency department to intensive care units time and in-hospital mortality: an analysis of the MIMIC-IV database

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Objectives The association between the duration from the emergency department (ED) to the intensive care units (ICUs) and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted directly to the ICUs from the ED remains controversial. This study aimed to use data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV database to explore the relationship between the ED to ICUs time and patient outcomes. Design Retrospective observational study. Setting Admissions to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center intensive care from 2008 to 2019. Participants A total of 15 246 adult patients were identified as admitted directly from the ED to the ICUs during their first hospitalisation.

BMJ     Apr 05, 2025