Table 3.
Total | Intermittent monitoring | Continuous monitoring | |
---|---|---|---|
Room visits | |||
Total | |||
• Total | 2347 | 711 | 1636 |
• Per patient room* | 4 (2–6) | 4 (2–5.5) | 5 (3–6) |
• MEWS visits | 213 (9.1%) | 100 (14.1%) | 113 (6.9%) |
Day visits | |||
• Total | 1188 | 328 | 860 |
• Per patient room* | 6 (5–8) | 6 (4–8) | 7 (5–8) |
• MEWS visits | 96 (8.1%) | 39 (11.9%) | 57 (6.6%) |
Evening visits | |||
• Total | 802 | 258 | 544 |
• Per patient room* | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–5) |
• MEWS visits | 80 (10.0%) | 42 (16.3%) | 38 (7.0%) |
Night visits | |||
• Total | 357 | 125 | 232 |
• Per patient room* | 2.5 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (2–4) |
• MEWS visits | 37 (10.4%) | 19 (15.2%) | 18 (7.8%) |
Used personal protection equipment | |||
• Total | 9441 | 2870 | 6571 |
• Per patient room* | 16 (10–24) | 15 (8.5–22) | 19 (12–25) |
• MEWS visits | 647 (6.9%) | 306 (10.7%) | 341 (5.2%) |
Median (interquartile range).
PPE: personal protection equipment. MEWS visit: a visit primarily for obtaining vital signs to be able to calculate the Modified Early Warning Score.