Archivos españoles de urología
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The increase of healthcare pressure in Emergency Departments compels us to have a better understanding of patients' characteristics and the pathology they consult for. This is the first study that estimates the waiting time in the emergency room and the factors that are independently related with hospital admission. ⋯ Age over 60 years, hospital admission as final resolution and infection/sepsis diagnosis were independent features for further waiting time in the Emergency Department. Persistent pain and symptoms of infection/sepsis behaved as independent features for hospital admission.