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Table 4 Relationship between 24/7access to services, ED volume and inter-facility transfers

From: Portrait of rural emergency departments in Québec and utilization of the provincial emergency department management Guide: cross sectional survey

Variables

Overall transfers, means ± SD

p value

Emergency transfers, means ± SD

p value

Nonemergency transfers, means ± SD

p value

ICU

      

 Yes

270 ± 127

0.022

44 ± 29

0.082

226 ± 114

0.048

 No

382 ± 69

 

85 ± 34

 

297 ± 44

 

CT scanner

      

 Yes

293 ± 116

0.929

54 ± 8

0.839

239 ± 103

0.854

 No

299 ± 159

 

50 ± 45

 

250 ± 125

 

Portable ultrasound machine

      

 Yes

321 ± 118

0.059

60 ± 35

0.055

261 ± 104

0.088

 No

198 ± 105

 

27 ± 27

 

171 ± 87

 

Ultrasound (radiologist)

      

 Yes

304 ± 130

0.8130

52 ± 28

0.960

252 ± 113

0.771

 No

290 ± 126

 

53 ± 39

 

237 ± 107

 

Psychiatrist

      

 Yes

328 ± 119

0.223

58 ± 39

0.521

270 ± 108

0.225

 No

263 ± 127

 

48 ± 33

 

215 ± 102

 

Obstetrician/gynecologist

      

 Yes

278 ± 138

0.678

36 ± 25

0.067

242 ± 120

0.986

 No

303 ± 121

 

63 ± 38

 

241 ± 102

 

Surgeon

      

 Yes

301 ± 159

0.694

58 ± 37

0.104

243 ± 101

0.920

 No

269 ± 118

 

33 ± 24

 

236 ± 135

 

Internist

      

 Yes

300 ± 141

0.863

38 ± 25

0.094

262 ± 125

0.503

 No

290 ± 119

 

62 ± 39

 

228 ± 95

 

Pediatrician

      

 Yes

299 ± 101

0.941

32 ± 10

0.032

267 ± 95

0.661

 No

294 ± 130

 

56 ± 37

 

238 ± 109

 

Orthopedist

      

 Yes

280 ± 90

0.763

30 ± 9

0.009

251 ± 85

0.834

 No

297 ± 133

 

58 ± 37

 

240 ± 112

 

Anesthetist

      

 Yes

289 ± 121

0.787

57 ± 39

0.378

231 ± 105

0.556

 No

305 ± 138

 

44 ± 30

 

261 ± 113

 

ED Volume

      

 Low (<15 000)

287 ± 153

0.681£

50 ± 46

0.602£

237 ± 121

0.788*

 Medium (15 00–19 999)

260 ± 117

 

42 ± 33

 

218 ± 95

 

 High (≥20 000)

317 ± 120

 

60 ± 33

 

257 ± 111

 
  1. *P value from anova test