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Table 4 Results of the generalized linear mixed effect models separate for patient, physician, and contexts attributes, and the diagnostic process

From: Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room

 

Patient model

Physician model

Contexts model

Process model

OR

CI

p

OR

CI

p

OR

CI

p

OR

CI

p

Fixed effects

 Intercept

0.05

0.01–0.22

<.001

0.11

0.05–0.29

<.001

0.12

0.08–0.17

<.001

0.21

0.07–0.63

.006

 Age

1.22

0.90–1.66

.198

         

 Gender

1.46

0.83–2.56

.189

         

 Triage category

1.04

0.69–1.57

.835

         

 Specific chief complaint

1.32

0.75–2.32

.342

         

 CCS group*

1.00

0.95–1.07

.868

         

 Experience

   

1.06

0.89–1.26

.515

      

 Gender

   

1.03

0.59–1.81

.917

      

 NEDOCS°

      

0.77

0.53–1.10

.150

   

 Noise

      

1.07

0.73–1.55

.734

   

 Atypical

         

1.95

1.01–3.74

.046

 Confidence

         

0.80

0.57–1.12

.195

 Difficulty

         

1.04

0.72–1.48

.845

Random effects

 NPhysician

44

41

43

44

 ICCPhysician

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

  1. *Diagnostic Group according to Clinical Classification Software [55]; °National emergency department overcrowding scale [38]; LOS = length of hospital stay
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