Table 1 Characteristics of MDRNSTAT Trial and Control Clusters from October 2009-April 2010 (EP = Emergency Physician, MDRNSTAT = Physician-Nurse Supplementary Team at Triage)
| Â | Control Days | Trial Days | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | EP | MDRNSTAT | Combined (EP + MDRNSTAT) | p | ||||
| Â | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | Â |
No. of Patients (randomization) | 8503 | 36.1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 8531 | 36.3 | Â |
No. of Patients (8:00–14:30) | 3163 | 37.2 | 2387 |  | 750 |  | 3137 | 36.5 | 0.58 |
Visits/shift | 47.9 | Â | Â | Â | 48.3 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No. of Clusters (Shifts) | 66 | Â | Â | Â | 65 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No. of Patients seen after 8:00 arriving before 8:00 | 331 | 31.2 | 295 | Â | 78 | Â | 373 | 32.5 | 0.55 |
Sex (Male) | 1389 | 43.9 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1362 | 43.4 | 0.71 |
Age (mean) | 56yo | Â | 56yo | Â | 54yo | Â | 56yo | Â | Â |
CTAS 1 (of 8:00–14:30) | 108 | 2.9 | 97 |  | 6 |  | 103 | 3.1 | 0.84 |
CTAS 2–3 (of 8:00–14:30) | 2489 | 78.7 | 1828 | 76.6 | 615 | 82.0 | 2443 | 77.9 | 0.45 |
CTAS 4–5 (of 8:00–14:30) | 674 | 21.3 | 559 | 23.4 | 135 | 18.0 | 694 | 22.1 | 0.45 |
Directs (of 8:00–14:30) | 139 | 4.1 | 117 |  | 17 |  | 134 | 4.0 | 0.85 |
Admits (of 8:00–14:30) | 586 | 18.5 | 451 | 18.9 | 154 | 20.5 | 605 | 19.3 | 0.44 |
Discharges (of 8:00–14:30) | 2503 | 79.1 |  |  |  |  | 2482 | 79.1 | 0.99 |
No. of CT/Study Discharges | 280 | 11.2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 295 | 11.9 | 0.44 |
No. of CT/Study Admissions | 160 | 27.3 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 163 | 26.9 | 0.89 |
No. of CT/Study Discharges & Admissions | 440 | 14.2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 458 | 14.8 | 0.51 |