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Table 1 Characteristics of patients during winter and summer 2012

From: The impact of emergency department segmentation and nursing staffing increase on inpatient mortality and management times

Variables

Before: winter 2012

After: summer 2012

p

 

(18,795 patients)

(22,204 patients)

 

Fmc, min - mean ± sd (median; iqr)

   

 overall

129 ± 133 (93; 53–160)

104 ± 95 (80; 49–130)

**

 ctas level 2

112 ± 118 (79; 43–145)

69 ± 55 (52; 27–89)

**

 ctas level 3

123 ± 132 (94; 53–160)

101 ± 92 (77; 47–128)

**

 ctas levels 4 and 5

137 ± 150 (97; 56–165)

107 ± 99 (82; 50–12)

**

Emergency room los, h - mean ± sd (median; iqr)

7 ± 7 (5; 3–9)

6 ± 9 (4; 2–8)

**

Inpatient los, days - mean ± sd (median; iqr)

9 ± 15 (6; 2–11)

8 ± 11 (5; 2–10)

**

Triage delay, min - mean ± sd (median; iqr)

7 ± 33 (1; 0-1)

3 ± 30 (1; 0-1)

**

  1. Ctas canadian triage and acuity scale, ed emergency department, fmc first medical contact, los length of stay, “winter” 1 January to 10 may, “summer” may 10 to September 30, ns non-significant, **: p < .01