Table 3.

Number of wards included and number of weekdays assessed

departments non surgical	wards [no]	departments surgical	wards [no]
Cardiology	3	Accidental/Orthopedic Surgery	3
Gastroenterology	3	Chest surgery	1
Gynaecology	4	General/Abdominal Surgery	2
Haematooncology	5	Heart/Vascular Surgery	2
Infectiology	1	Urology	2
Neurology	2
Nephrology	1
Pneumatology	1
Rheumatology	2
Radiooncology	2
weekdays	[no]	wards
Monday	4	private:	6
Tuesday	9	governmental:	25
Wednesday	6	mixed:	3
Thursday	10	inpatients on wards during	618
Friday	5	study period	(mean = 18 pts/ward; range= 6-23)