Table II.
Time measures (minutes) in the emergency department during the two study periods with different triage models.
| Triage model/year | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | P value | |
| Time to physician | Nurse triage 2008 | 36.0 | 80.0 | 165.0 | <0.001 |
| Physician triage 2012 | 15.0 | 33.0 | 66.0 | ||
| Time from physician to dischargea | Nurse triage 2008 | 43.0 | 103.0 | 179.0 | <0.001 |
| Physician triage 2012 | 61.0 | 127.0 | 202.0 | ||
| Length of stay | Nurse triage 2008 | 137.0 | 219.0 | 320.0 | <0.001 |
| Physician triage 2012 | 110.0 | 185.0 | 266.0 |
aIn total, 831 and 700 data points were missing in 2008 and 2012, respectively.