Table 1.
Patient visit information by phase
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Phase 5 | Phase 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | ||||||
| Visits | ||||||
| Visits, n | 3546 | 1368 | 1482 | 410 | 613 | 1928 |
| Days, n | 30 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| Visits per day, n | 118 | 114 | 93 | 103 | 123 | 84 |
| EMS arrival | ||||||
| Arrivals per day, n | 43 | 40 | 36 | 50 | 75 | 47 |
| Proportion, % | 37% | 35% | 39% | 49% | 61% | 56% |
| Throughput | ||||||
| Imaging performed | ||||||
| Yes, % | 32% | 29% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 19% |
| Admitted to inpatient care | ||||||
| Yes, % | 33% | 34% | 43% | 48% | 51% | 46% |
| Output | ||||||
| Emergency ward | ||||||
| Bed occupancy, % | 90% | 85% | 66% | 71% | 79% | 70% |
| Care episodes per day, n | 27 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 42 | 23 |
| Length of stay, hours | 50 | 48 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male sex, n (%) | 1686 (48%) | 677 (50%) | 749 (51%) | 213 (52%) | 328 (54%) | 1036 (54%) |
| Age | ||||||
| < 40, n (%) | 975 (28%) | 392 (29%) | 416 (29%) | 95 (24%) | 138 (23%) | 461 (24%) |
| 40–59, n (%) | 897 (26%) | 385 (29%) | 439 (30%) | 138 (35%) | 206 (34%) | 568 (30%) |
| 60–79, n (%) | 1074 (31%) | 398 (30%) | 438 (30%) | 119 (30%) | 161 (27%) | 598 (32%) |
| 80+, n (%) | 515 (15%) | 165 (12%) | 158 (11%) | 46 (12%) | 96 (16%) | 266 (14%) |
| Missing, n | 85 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| ED crowding | ||||||
| ED LOS | ||||||
| Mean, minutes | 440 | 386 | 307 | 341 | 351 | 294 |
| Confidence interval, 95% | 431–449 | 373–399 | 297–317 | 321–360 | 336–366 | 287–302 |
Patient visit information for 9754 ED visit during 90 days from February 1 to April 30 in the Huddinge site of Karolinska University hospital. Variables are grouped in input, throughput and output factors, and by phase in the development
EMS Emergency medical services (ambulance or helicopter), ED LOS Emergency department length of stay