title: Analyses approach: exploring the effect of emergency department interventions on outcomes of hospitalisation.
abstract: Karen Clark and Loretta Normile describe the approach of analysis of variables for outcomes research. The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of interventions in the emergency department on outcomes of hospitalisation for cases admitted to intensive care directly from an emergency department.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Normile
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology