Table 1.
Outcome indicators monitored during workflow implementation and compared against historical monthly average in 2019 at the main NCIS campus
| Average month in 2019 | Average from 10 February to 10 March at DORSCON orange | |
|---|---|---|
| Outpatient clinic load | ||
| Outpatient clinic (total number of patients) | 6385 | 5222 |
| Number of first-visit consultations | 572 | 518 |
| Number of follow-up consultations | 5813 | 4704 |
| Chemotherapy/treatment chair utilization | 77% | 76% |
| Number of non-urgent patient appointments deferred by physician | NA | 1038 |
| Inpatient | ||
| Admissions to NCIS (total number of patients) | 444 | 320 |
| COV | ||
| Number of COVID-19 PCR swabs taken | NA | 70 |
| Number of admissions for suspected COVID-19 cases | NA | 34 |
| Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases amongst NCIS patients | NA | 1 |
| Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases amongst NCIS staff | NA | 0 |
| Research | ||
| Number of patients recruited on to clinical trials (total) | 145 | 202 |
| Number of patients recruited on interventional studies | 20 | 35 |
| Number of patients recruited on non-interventional studies | 125 | 167 |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; DORSCON, Disease Outbreak Response System Condition; NCIS, National University Cancer Institute of Singapore; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.