Association of Emergency Department Length of Stay and Hospital Mortality in Patients Under Investigation for COVID-19.

Objective: We aimed to determine the association between hospital mortality of patients under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 and emergency department length of stay (EDLOS).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted from April 3, 2020 to April 2, 2022. Adult PUI who presented with both clinical and epidemiological risk factors for COVID-19 disease and underwent sample collection with nasal swab for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction were included in the study.