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Table 4 Patients per provider hour

From: Clinical operations of academic versus non-academic emergency departments: a descriptive comparison of two large emergency department operations surveys

 

Academic EDs (n = 80)

Non-Academic EDs (n = 454)

Matched Non-Academic EDs (n = 80)

Mean patients per hour of attending coverage

 Median (95% CI)

2.56 (2.47 to 2.78)

3.13 (3.00 to 3.22)

2.69 (2.51 to 2.95)

 IQR (95% CI)

2.23 (1.93 to 2.43) – 2.99 (2.81 to 3.18)

2.61 (2.53 to 2.70) – 3.65 (3.53 to 3.79)

2.26 (2.07 to 2.44) – 3.33 (3.03 to 3.62)

 Non-responders

4 (5.0%)

122 (27%)

18 (23%)

Mean patients per hour of attending + APP coverage

 Median (95% CI)

1.93 (1.80 to 2.16)

2.29 (2.26 to 2.36)

2.16 (2.04 to 2.31)

 IQR (95% CI)

1.69 (1.51 to 1.78) – 2.38 (2.16 to 2.69)

2.06 (2.00 to 2.15) – 2.60 (2.53 to 2.66)

1.88 (1.76 to 1.99) – 2.54 (2.35 to 2.71)

 Non-responders

4 (5.0%)

121 (27%)

18 (23%)

Mean patients per hour of attending + APP + resident coverage

 Median (95% CI)

0.88 (0.79 to 1.02)

1.85 (1.81 to 1.88)

1.80 (1.70 to 1.92)

 IQR (95% CI)

0.74 (0.66 to 0.77) – 1.25 (1.04 to 1.48)

1.66 (1.64 to 1.70) – 2.08 (2.02 to 2.13)

1.58 (1.48 to 1.67) – 2.09 (1.96 to 2.21)

 Non-responders

4 (5.0%)

122 (27%)

18 (23%)

  1. APP Advanced practice provider, CI Confidence interval, IQR Interquartile range