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. 2014 Mar;15(2):170–175. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2013.9.15816

Table 5.

Patient satisfaction.

Very satisfied (median ±IQR) Satisfied (median ±IQR) Not satisfied (median ±IQR) Kruskal Wallis p-value
n 186 78 43
Patient estimate of total length of stay (LOS) (minutes) 120 (60, 210) 150 (90, 240) 195 (150, 270) < 0.001
Actual total LOS (minutes) 141 (89, 210) 157 (102, 226) 206 (150, 257) 0.001
Difference between patient’s estimate and actual total LOS* −10 (−30, 6) −3 (−24, 16) −8 (−26, 19) 0.20

IQR, interquartile range