Table 6. Percentage of fast track patients with shorter triage-to-provider time compared with acute care area patients for various ESI level groupings.

ESI, Emergency Severity Index

Comparison group	Total comparison	Percentage of fast track patients seen first (N)	Median time difference (minutes)
ESI 1 (acute care) vs. ESI 3 (fast track)	2	0 (0)	61
ESI 2 (acute care) vs. ESI 3 (fast track)	63	31.75 (20)	23
ESI 2 (acute care) vs. ESI 4 (fast track)	8	37.5 (3)	12
ESI 3 (acute care) vs. ESI 4 (fast track)	3	33.3 (1)	3
Overall acute care vs. fast track	76	31.6 (24)	19.5