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. 2024 Aug 3;16(8):e66079. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66079

Table 4. Triage-to-provider time comparisons for different pairs of ESI levels.

ESI, Emergency Severity Index

ESI comparison group ESI level Median triage-to-provider time (minutes) (N) p-value
1 vs. 3 1 19.5 (4) 0.2
3 62 (4)
2 vs. 3 2 35.5 (92) 0.0007
3 60.5 (92)
2 vs. 4 2 39 (15) 0.69
4 27 (15)
3 vs. 4 3 63 (15) 0.4
4 41 (15)
More acute vs. less acute More acute 39.5 (126) 0.004
Less acute 55 (126)