To determine the factors affecting mortality and transfer time in patients admitted from the emergency department to the intensive care unit (ICU). This study was designed as a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary hospital. For patients who were transferred to ICU from the emergency department, the hospital records regarding waiting times in the emergency department, type of ICU admitted, diagnoses/symptoms, demographic characteristics, presence of cardiac arrest at presentation and clinical outcomes were recorded. During the study period, a total of 1.621 patients were admitted to the intensive care unit from the emergency department. The majority of these patients (61%) were male. After admission to the intensive care unit, 12.9% of the patients died. Gender, age, type of ICU admitted, diagnoses/symptoms, and presence of cardiac arrest at presentation were associated with mortality (p
Key words: Intensive care, emergency department, mortality, waiting time
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