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. 2013 Apr 29;8(4):e62686. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062686

Table 1. Sample’s characteristics.

Whole sample Indigenous staff model-EDs hybrid staff model-EDs
(n = 29) (n = 14) (n = 15)
ED CHARACTERISTICS
Number of beds in the hospital 482.8 430.9 532.6 *
Number of beds in the ED 11.8 10.6 12.9 *
Number of physicians/100 patients 6.5 6.9 6.1 *
Mean number of patient/day (IQR) 114.6 (71–147) 99.3 (56–134) 129.2 (94–157) *
Mean length of stay (hours) 4.3 3.6 4.9 *
Proportion of seriously ill patients 17 21.6 12.7 *
Hospital type (n, %)
academic 14 (48.3%) 3 (21.4%) 11 (73.3%) *
Non academic 15 (51.7%) 11 (78.6%) 4 (26.7%)
Location (n,%)
Out of Paris city 22 (75.9%) 11 (78.6%) 11 (73.3%)
In Paris city 7 (24.1%) 3 (21.4%) 4 (26.7%)
ED CHARACTERISTICS RELATED
TO THE INTERVENTION
Medical staff training (n, %)
No 14 (48.3%) 5 (35.7%) 9 (60%)
At least one physician 15 (51.7%) 9 (64.3%) 6 (40%)
Proportion of nurses trained 67% 73% 62%
Mean support score 3.55 4.14 3.00 *
Identification of a leader (n, %)
No 13 (44.8%) 4 (28.6%) 9 (60%)
Yes 16 (55.2%) 10 (71.4%) 6 (40%)
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