Table 4 Time investment of emergency physicians and internists per main category
Emergency physicians | Internists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main category | Total (min.) | Mean percentage* (sd) | Total (min.) | Mean percentage* (sd) | P-value (95% BI) |
Patient contact | 231 | 27.2% (7.5%) | 229 | 17.3% (6.5%) | 0.06 (-0.41; 20.09) |
Documentation | 252 | 31.5% (9.2%) | 449 | 33.4% (9.1%) | 0.75 (-15.16; 11.44) |
Consult supervisor | 124 | 14.4% (5.4%) | 129 | 9.5% (4.1%) | 0.15 (-2,10; 11.82) |
Consult others | 43 | 5.3% (4.6%) | 139 | 9.9% (4.8%) | 0.16 (-11.45; 2.17) |
Communicating nurse | 30 | 3.7% (4.5%) | 31 | 2.4% (2.0%) | 0.57 (-3.70; 6.38) |
Waiting | 28 | 2.8% (4.6%) | 116 | 9.7% (13.4%) | 0.33 (-23.31; 9.47) |
Absence from ED | 0 | 0.0% (0.0%) | 101 | 7.9% (13.7%) | 0.26 (-24.93; 9.05) |
Other | 120 | 15.1% (11.8%) | 136 | 9.7% (5.7%) | 0.39 (-8.19; 18.87) |
Total | 828 | 100% | 1330 | 100% | n/a |
Not registered | 46 | 19 | |||