Table 3.

Summary productivity and throughput data

All sites	Non-scribed	Scribed	Absolute differences	P value
Total patients	23 838	5098	–	–
Total shifts	3296	589	–	–
Mean (95% CI) primary patients/h/doctor*	0.83 (0.81 to 0.85)	1.04 (0.98 to 1.11)	0.21(0.16 to 0.27) increase	<0.001
Mean (95% CI) total patients/h/doctor*	1.13 (1.11 to 1.17)	1.31 (1.25 to 1.38)	0.18 (0.12 to 0.24) increase	<0.001
Median (IQR) door-to-doctor time, min†	29 (11-68)	29 (11-22)	No change	0.89
Median (IQR) length of stay, min*	192 (108-311)	173 (96-208)	19 min reduction	<0.001

IQR=interquartile range.

^*P<0.05.

^†P>0.05.