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Table 2 Correlations (r2) between assessed workload and crowding score at each ED

From: Validation of the modified Skåne emergency department assessment of patient load (mSEAL) model for emergency department crowding and comparison with international models; an observational study

Emergency Department

mSEAL

Occupancy Rate

sICMED*

NEDOCS**

Solna

0.60

0.49

n/a

n/a

Huddinge

0.49

0.49

n/a

n/a

Linköping

0.60

0.56

0.02

0.63

Motala

0.48

0.45

0.18

0.42

  1. mSEAL modified Skåne Emergency Department Assessment of Patient Load
  2. sICMED short International Crowding Measure in Emergency Departments
  3. NEDOCS National Emergency Department Overcrowding Score
  4. * Ambulances waiting to offload patients not calculated
  5. ** Respirator/Trauma room variable not calculated
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BMC Emergency Medicine

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