Table 3.
Use of FAST by hospital divisions in each quarter of 2019
| Period | Clinical divisions (No. of departments per division) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal medicine (9) | Surgery (9) | Pediatrics (5) | Ob-Gyn (8) | Intensive care (4) | ||||||
| N b | % | n b | % | n b | % | n b | % | n b | % | |
| Q1 2019 (n = 270)a | 2406 | 99% | 2016 | 83% | 837 | 62% | 2141 | 99% | 1004 | 93% |
| Q2 2019 (n = 273)a | 2236 | 91% | 1990 | 81% | 819 | 60% | 2164 | 99% | 1049 | 96% |
| Q3 2019 (n = 276)a | 2385 | 96% | 2061 | 83% | 1159 | 84% | 2186 | 99% | 1018 | 90% |
| Q4 2019 (n = 276)a | 2409 | 97% | 2186 | 88% | 1256 | 91% | 2186 | 99% | 1071 | 97% |
| Q1 2020 (n = 270)a | 2333 | 96% | 2357 | 97% | 1229 | 91% | 2141 | 99% | 1048 | 97% |
a
Number of possible shifts to fill-out FAST forms per quarter for each department.
b
Number of shifts with completed FAST forms per division per quarter.