Table 2 Characteristics of the sampled EPs’ emergency departments
From: Improving performance in the ED through laboratory information exchange systems
Characteristics of the EDs | All physicians (n = 163) | Generalists (n = 130) | Specialists (n = 33) | χ2 test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Size of the ED | ||||
5–10 EPs | 16 (10) | 16 (12) | 0 (0) | 18.5*** |
11–20 EPs | 46 (28) | 44 (34) | 2 (6) | |
21–30 EPs | 71 (44) | 49 (38) | 22 (67) | |
31–40 EPs | 25 (15) | 17 (13) | 8 (24) | |
41–62 EPs | 5 (3) | 4 (3) | 1 (3) | |
Location of the ED | ||||
Central/urban region | 100 (61) | 70 (46) | 30 (57) | 13.7*** |
Peripheral/rural region | 63 (39) | 60 (54) | 3 (43) | |