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Table 4 Quality measures of LWBS rates and mortality rates compared before and after the fast track area opened

From: The impact of a fast track area on quality and effectiveness outcomes: A Middle Eastern emergency department perspective

   

Chi-square test

Outcome measure

Before FTA

FTA

(2005)

After FTA

(2006)

Chi-square value

Difference

(95% CI of difference)

Pvalue

Number of patients

LWBS (%)

226

(4.72%)

41

(0.71%)

168.47

4%

(3.37 to 4.65)

P < 0.001

Number of patients

Deceased (%)

19

(0.397%)

25

(0.44%)

0.022

0.038%

(-0.23 to 0.29)

P = 0.88

  1. LWBS: Left without being seen by the doctor
  2. P < 0.05 considered statistically significant
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