Table 5.
Summary of Logistic Regression Model Estimating the Odds of Violation of Waiting Time KPI (Target) of Category IV Patients
| Explanatory Variable | Waiting Time KPI of Category IV Patient (120-Min Maximum) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-Value | |
| >65 years | 1.09 | (1.02–1.16) | 0.015 |
| Ambulance | 0.93 | (0.87–1.00) | 0.047 |
| Admitted | 0.90 | (0.84–0.99) | 0.026 |
| Number of all patients waiting for triage | 1.02 | (1.01–1.03) | <0.001 |
| Number of Category III patients waiting for consultation | 1.09 | (1.07–1.10) | <0.001 |
| Number of Category IV patients waiting for consultation | 1.19 | (1.19–1.20) | <0.001 |
| Number of Category V patients waiting for consultation | 1.03 | (1.03–1.04) | <0.001 |
| Number of Category III patients in treatment | 1.05 | (1.05–1.06) | <0.001 |
| Number of Category IV patients in treatment | 0.99 | (0.99–1.00) | 0.001 |
| Number of Category V patients in treatment | 0.97 | (0.94–0.99) | 0.011 |
| Number of emergent patients | 2.31 | (2.18–2.45) | <0.001 |
KPI =key performance indicator; CI = confidence interval.