Table 2. Timeliness of ED care.
| International (n = 544) | CH (n = 213) | F (n = 195) | US (n = 136) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | Time (minutes) from hospital admission to [median (95% CI); min, max] | p-value | ||||
| Overall infections (n = 531) | First physician contact | 55 (49, 57); 1, 350 | 62 (59, 69); 6, 350 | 67 (55, 77); 4, 195 | 19 (16, 22); 1, 165 | <0.001 |
| Medication (antibiotics) | 214 (199, 228); 26, 476 | 230 (210, 264); 69, 476 | 307 (263, 328); 51, 474 | 161 (144, 170); 26, 425 | <0.001 | |
| ED discharge | 322 (308, 335); 69, 718 | 361 (346, 382); 150, 718 | 319 (300, 340); 69, 653 | 260 (245, 274); 124, 638 | <0.001 | |
| Pneumonia (n = 218) | First physician contact | 53 (44, 58); 1, 350 | 61 (57, 67); 6, 350 | 58 (42, 82); 4, 177 | 21 (14, 23); 1, 136 | <0.001 |
| Medication (antibiotics) | 209 (192, 228); 26, 474 | 220 (200, 252); 77, 465 | 310 (220, 359); 51, 474 | 141 (124, 162); 26, 371 | <0.001 | |
| ED discharge | 326 (303, 344); 69, 698 | 350 (331, 367); 167, 698 | 326 (268, 359); 69, 580 | 249 (221, 276); 124, 497 | <0.001 | |
| UTI (n = 141) | First physician contact | 49 (39, 60); 1, 329 | 57 (12, 182); 12, 329 | 78 (63, 88); 13, 195 | 18 (15, 24); 1, 125 | <0.001 |
| Medication (antibiotics) | 204 (169, 233); 69, 447 | 246 (142, 345); 97, 377 | 314 (221, 339); 69, 447 | 165 (145, 182); 88, 394 | <0.001 | |
| ED discharge | 294 (274, 318); 75, 639 | 434 (273, 527); 254, 572 | 311 (292, 340); 75, 639 | 247 (224, 268); 143, 523 | 0.001 | |
| GIT (n = 58) | First physician contact | 60 (51, 67); 8, 345 | 64 (57, 82); 25, 345 | 52 (34, 70); 17, 130 | 14 (9, 119); 8, 127 | 0.032 |
| Medication (antibiotics) | 326 (284, 372); 93, 476 | 330 (295, 374); 93, 476 | 369 (311, 396); 311, 396 | 228 (218, 248); 218, 248 | 0.213 | |
| ED discharge | 389 (354, 440); 133, 718 | 441 (383, 478); 244, 718 | 374 (299, 440); 133, 653 | 318 (175, 398); 135, 410 | 0.027 | |
| Skin infections (n = 53) | First physician contact | 60 (54, 83); 3, 304 | 74 (57, 114); 13, 304 | 54 (47, 86); 24, 123 | 35 (3, 55); 3, 55 | 0.040 |
| Medication (antibiotics) | 207 (168, 253); 69, 468 | 189 (159, 245); 69, 414 | 242 (144, 463); 109, 468 | 257 (250, 264); 250, 264 | 0.231 | |
| ED discharge | 327 (287, 362); 135, 590 | 325 (278, 365); 150, 581 | 357 (279, 424); 135, 590 | 267 (189, 359); 189, 359 | 0.146 | |
| Other infections (n = 74) | First physician contact | 46 (28, 67); 3, 299 | 71 (55, 110); 8, 299 | 70 (32, 88); 9, 153 | 19 (16, 37); 3, 165 | 0.002 |
| Medication (antibiotics) | 187 (169, 238); 39, 473 | 234 (181, 334); 90, 473 | 248 (70, 371); 69, 380 | 165 (129, 199); 39, 425 | 0.077 | |
| ED discharge | 317 (278, 362); 86, 711 | 412 (368, 530); 177, 711 | 282 (213, 368); 86, 613 | 284 (258, 329); 186, 638 | 0.012 |
CH, Switzerland; F, France; US, United States of America; CI, confidence interval; UTI, urinary tract infection; GIT, gastrointestinal tract infection; ED, emergency department.