Table 3 Wait time and triage time analysis
Factor | N (%) | Wait time (minutes) | IQR (minutes) | p-value | N (%) | Triage time (minutes) | IQR (minutes) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shift | ||||||||
Morning | 325 (32%) | 37 | 11–84 | 0.0001 | 253 (28%) | 41 | 13–200 | 0.0945 |
Evening | 306 (30%) | 30 | 12–84 | 352 (40%) | 40 | 13–200 | ||
Night | 390 (38%) | 55 | 15–135 | 282 (32%) | 70 | 15–293 | ||
Daily Volume | ||||||||
< 10 pts | 80 (9%) | 50 | 19–92 | 0.2304 | 85 (9%) | 45 | 20–380 | 0.0285 |
10–19 pts | 554 (60%) | 40 | 15–102 | 555 (60%) | 44 | 15–250 | ||
20–29 pts | 210 (23%) | 32 | 10–85 | 201 (22%) | 33 | 11–143 | ||
> 30 pts | 81 (9%) | 37 | 5–125 | 86 (9%) | 83 | 10–361 | ||
Day of the Week | ||||||||
Sunday | 130 (14%) | 47 | 18–107 | 0.3767 | 121 (14%) | 70 | 20–365 | 0.2316 |
Monday | 122 (13%) | 40 | 15–110 | 114 (13%) | 40 | 15–213 | ||
Tuesday | 118 (13%) | 36 | 12–100 | 113 (13%) | 55 | 15–310 | ||
Wednesday | 129 (14%) | 35 | 12–91 | 124 (14%) | 43 | 15–231 | ||
Thursday | 147 (16%) | 40 | 15–70 | 142 (16%) | 33 | 10–235 | ||
Friday | 146 (16%) | 39 | 10–95 | 144 (16%) | 38 | 10–174 | ||
Saturday | 134 (14%) | 44 | 12–120 | 130 (15%) | 60 | 16–208 | ||
Weekday | 662 (72%) | 40 | 14–192 | 0.1253 | 637 (72%) | 40 | 12–227 | 0.0071 |
Weekend | 263 (28%) | 45 | 15–111 | 251 (28%) | 65 | 20–298 | ||
Risk Factor | ||||||||
Other | 529 (57%) | 45 | 15–110 | 0.0299 | 486 (55%) | 60 | 15–310 | 0.0079 |
Sepsis | 65 (7%) | 35 | 10–70 | 68 (8%) | 51 | 18–182 | ||
OH | 44 (5%) | 37 | 10–66 | 42 (5%) | 24 | 12–185 | ||
HDoP | 285 (31%) | 32 | 12–80 | 283 (32%) | 34 | 11–171 | ||
Labour Status | ||||||||
Latent | 489 (56%) | 44 | 15–108 | 0.0279 | 476 (56%) | 85 | 20–336 | 0.0001 |
1st Stage | 275 (31%) | 35 | 10–83 | 271 (32%) | 24 | 10–65 | ||
2nd Stage | 42 (5%) | 30 | 12–79 | Ob | 45 (5%) | 10 | 5–32 | |
Not labouring | 69 (8%) | 38 | 15–90 | 51 (6%) | 60 | 15–365 | ||