Table 2.

Effects of QI intervention on time to documentation of asthma severity, treatment, duration of ED visit and disposition from ED.

Outcome		Pre-Implementation		Post-Implementation		p	Cohen's d
Outcome		N	Mean ± SD	N	Mean ± SD	p	Cohen's d
Length of time	Time to First PAS	485	75.10 ± 57.19	519	39.26 ± 54.08	<.001	0.65
	Time to First Bronchodilator	804	98.31 ± 72.10	682	79.65 ± 63.78	<.001	0.27
	Time to First Steroid	670	108.31 ± 74.74	668	81.67 ± 61.22	<.001	0.39
	Length of stay in ED	886	286.96 ± 138.93	752	280.88 ± 148.27	.195	0.22
Disposition	Discharged to Home	725	18.20	626	17.00	.543	NA
Disposition	Admitted	161	81.80	128	83.00	.543	NA