Table 1.
Distribution of settings of HCSO by DES
| Hospital-based outpatient clinic | 26/19.1% | Inpatient department | 7/5.1% |
| Orthopedics | 6/4.4% | Orthopedics | 4/2.9% |
| Pain | 3/2.2% | Cardiovascular | 2/1.5% |
| Endoscopy | 2/1.5% | Obstetrics | 1/0.7% |
| Obstetrics | 2/1.5% | Multi-facility health care provider | 18/13.2% |
| Procedure center | 2/1.5% | Hospital | 12/8.8% |
| Physiotherapy | 2/1.5% | Primary care clinic | 3/2.2% |
| Cardiology | 1/0.7% | Blood center | 1/0.7% |
| Dermatology | 1/0.7% | Obesity care center | 1/0.7% |
| Vaccination | 1/0.7% | Sleep center | 1/0.7% |
| Neurology | 1/0.7% | Emergency department | 32/23.5% |
| Fetal diagnosis and treatment | 1/0.7% | Intensive care unit | 10/7.4% |
| Phlebotomy service | 1/0.7% | Operating theater | 7/5.1% |
| Dental clinic | 1/0.7% | Auxiliary department | 11/8.1% |
| Ophthalmology | 1/0.7% | Multi-departmental network | 7/5.1% |
| Teaching ambulatory care | 1/0.7% | Health care system | 18/13.2% |
n/%:Number of studies/proportion of studies in all HCSO papers