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. 2023 Apr 14;23:68. doi: 10.1186/s12911-023-02148-w

Table 2.

Selected Simulation Results – Estimates of the frequency of missed opportunities and duration of delays using different simulation algorithms

Stroke AMI Tuberculosis
Change Point (Start of diagnostic opportunity Window 39 40 114
Total Number of Missed Opportunities During Delay Window (% of SSD visits during delay window) 41,577 (60.55%) 117,344 (46.24%) 6,444 (58.15%)
Percent of Patients Experiencing a Delay of at least 1 day (95% CI)
Naïve Approach 7.46 (7.43–7.48) 20.86 (20.81–20.91) 78.11 (77.33–78.87)
Dense Delays Approach 6.93 (6.91–6.96) 18.01 (17.96–18.07) 63.90 (62.81–65.03)
Sparse Delays Approach 8.29 (8.28–8.31) 24.08 (24.04–24.11) 82.28 (81.96–82.59)
Mean Number of Missed Opportunities among Patients Missed (95% CI)
Naïve Approach 1.52 (1.51–1.52) 1.56 (1.56–1.57) 3.98 (3.94–4.02)
Dense Delays Approach 1.63 (1.62–1.64) 1.81 (1.81–1.82) 4.87 (4.78–4.95)
Sparse Delays Approach 1.36 (1.36–1.37) 1.36 (1.35–1.36) 3.78 (3.76–3.79)
Mean Duration (days) of Missed Opportunities among Patients Missed (95% CI)
Naïve Approach 7.41 (7.38–7.44) Days 8.10 (8.08–8.12) Days 39.86 (39.31–40.37) Days
Dense Delays Approach 6.72 (6.67–6.76) Days 6.69 (6.64–6.73) Days 34.35 (33.52–35.15) Days
Sparse Delays Approach 7.64 (7.63–7.66) Days 8.21 (8.20–8.22) Days 44.47 (44.16–44.75) Days
Percent of Missed Opportunities in Outpatient Settings
Naïve Approach 62.64 (62.42–62.88) 75.99 (75.84–76.14) 89.23 (88.83–89.66)
Dense Delays Approach 63.04 (62.80–63.30) 76.55 (76.39–76.72) 90.25 (89.82–90.72)
Sparse Delays Approach 61.52 (61.34–61.71) 74.76 (74.64–74.89) 88.58 (88.21–88.97)
Percent of Missed Opportunities in Inpatient Settings
Naïve Approach 4.37 (4.25–4.48) 5.67 (5.58–5.76) 5.03 (4.72–5.31)
Dense Delays Approach 4.26 (4.15–4.37) 5.64 (5.56–5.73) 4.89 (4.61–5.17)
Sparse Delays Approach 4.50 (4.40–4.61) 5.68 (5.60–5.76) 5.07 (4.81–5.32)
Percent of Missed Opportunities in ED Settings
Naïve Approach 33.00 (32.78–33.21) 18.34 (18.21–18.46) 5.74 (5.40–6.05)
Dense Delays Approach 32.70 (32.47–32.92) 17.81 (17.67–17.94) 4.86 (4.52–5.18)
Sparse Delays Approach 33.98 (33.80–34.16) 19.56 (19.45–19.6) 6.35 (6.07–6.60)