Table 1.
Detail of the included studies
| Study name (year) | Publication type (name) | Hospital name | Simulation purpose | ED Detail | Patient Flow Description |
| Anagnostou et al 21 (2013) | Conference proceedings (Winter Simulation Conference) |
Unknown several hospitals in Greater London | Proof of concept | No detail | Textual; activity list |
| Au-Yeung et al 22 (2006) | Conference proceedings (Modelling and Simulation) |
Unknown hospital in North London | Service redesign | More detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Baboolal et al 23 (2012) | Journal article (Emergency Medicine Journal) |
University Hospital of Wales | Service redesign | More detail | Textual |
| Bowers et al 24 (2009) | Journal article (Journal of Simulation) |
Unknown hospital in Fife, Scotland | Service redesign | Some detail | Flow chart |
| Brailsford et al 10 (2004) | Journal article (Journal of Operational Research Society) |
Nottingham City Hospital and QMC in Nottingham | Service redesign | More detail | Textual |
| Coats and Michalis25 (2001) | Journal article (Emergency Medicine Journal) |
Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, London | Service redesign | No detail | Flow chart |
| Codrington-Virtue et al 26 (2006) | Conference proceedings (Computer-Based Medical Systems) |
Unknown hospital | Understand capacity | More detail | Textual |
| Codrington-Virtue et al 27 (2011) | Conference proceedings (Winter Simulation Conference) |
Unknown hospital | Proof of concept | Some detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Coughlan et al 28 (2011) | Journal article (Emergency Medicine Journal) |
Unknown district general hospital in West London | Service redesign | Some detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Davies29 (2007) | Conference proceedings (Winter Simulation Conference) |
Unknown hospital | Service redesign | More detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Eatock et al 11 (2011) | Journal article (Journal of Health Org. and Management) |
Hillingdon Hospital in West London | Service redesign | More detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Fletcher et al 12 (2007) | Journal article (Journal of Operational Research Society) |
Unknown hospitals (n=10) | Service redesign | No detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Günal and Pidd13 (2009) | Journal article (Emergency Medicine Journal) |
Unknown hospital | Understand behaviour | No detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Günal and Pidd30 (2006) | Conference proceedings (Winter Simulation Conference) |
Unknown hospital | Service redesign | Some detail | Textual; activity list |
| Hay et al 31 (2006) | Conference proceedings (Winter Simulation Conference) |
Unknown hospitals (n=4) | Understand behaviour | No detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Komashie and Mousavi32 (2005) | Conference proceedings (Winter Simulation Conference) |
Unknown hospital in London | Service redesign | More detail | Flow chart |
| Lane et al 33 (2000) | Journal article (Journal of Operational Research Society) |
Unknown teaching hospital in London | Service redesign; forecasting | More detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Lattimer et al 14 (2004) | Journal article (Emergency Medicine Journal) |
Nottingham City Hospital and QMC in Nottingham | Service redesign; forecasting | Some detail | Flow chart |
| Maull et al 34 (2009) | Journal article (The Service Industries Journal) |
Unknown hospital in South West of England | Service redesign; forecasting | No detail | Flow chart |
| Meng and Spedding35 (2008) | Conference proceedings (Winter Simulation Conference) |
Unknown hospital | Service redesign | More detail | Flow chart; textual |
| Mould et al 36 (2013) | Journal article (Health Systems) |
Unknown hospital in Fife, Scotland | Service redesign | No detail | Flow chart |
ED, emergency department; QMC, Queen’s Medical Centre.