Table 3 Waiting times for patients to be seen by triage nurse, physician, and total time to disposal
Weekdays | Weekends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | p value | |
Time to be seen by triage nurse (TBT) | |||||
Immediate/emergent (<15 min) | 16 | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 7 | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) | >0.99 |
Urgent (<30 min) | 43 | 5.0 (3.0, 6.0) | 16 | 5.0 (3.0, 11.0) | 0.88 |
Less urgent (<1 h) | 32 | 5.0 (4.0, 9.75) | 23 | 6.0 (3.0, 8.0) | 0.91 |
Non-urgent (triaged out) | 27 | 6.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 23 | 4.0 (3.0, 8.0) | 0.54 |
Time to be seen by physician (TBP) | |||||
Immediate/emergent (<15 min) | 16 | 3.0 (2.0, 7.0) | 6 | 7.5 (2.5, 9.0) | 0.18 |
Urgent (<30 min) | 43 | 17.0 (14.0, 21.0) | 16 | 25.0 (21.0, 30.0) | 0.001 |
Less urgent (<1 h) | 32 | 30.0 (20.0, 35.75) | 23 | 35.0 (25.0, 43.0) | 0.08 |
Total length of stay (TLS) | |||||
Immediate/emergent (<15 min) | 16 | 93.0 (53.25,245.75) | 7 | 83.0 (38.0, 165.0) | >0.99 |
Urgent (<30 min) | 43 | 61.0 (35.0, 80.0) | 16 | 46.5 (41.5, 91.25) | 0.83 |
Less urgent (<1 h) | 31 | 52.0 (35.0, 64.0) | 23 | 53.0 (40.0, 61.0) | 1.00 |
Non-urgent | 24 | 13.0 (10.25, 15.0) | 23 | 10.0 (9.0, 15.0) | 0.31 |