Triage process | (1) Nurse-led triage | (2) Physician-led triage | (3) Interprofessional teamwork | ||||||
Period | 9 May 2012 to 8 May 2013 | Period 1 versus 2 (P values) | 13 May 2013 to 12 May 2014 | Period 2 versus 3 (P values) | 12 November 2014 to 11 November 2015 | Period 3 versus 1 (P values) | |||
Min | 95% CI | Min | 95% CI | Min | 95% CI | ||||
Median length of stay | |||||||||
Overall | 226 | 224.5 to 227.6 | <0.001 | 239 | 236.9 to 240.0 | <0.001 | 223 | 221.9 to 224.0 | <0.001 |
Discharged home | 210 | 208 to 211 | <0.001 | 223 | 221 to 224 | <0.001 | 198 | 197 to 200 | <0.001 |
Admitted | 253 | 250 to 255 | <0.001 | 267 | 264 to 270 | <0.044 | 263 | 261 to 266 | <0.001 |
Median time to physician | |||||||||
Overall | 98 | 97.4 to 99.5 | <0.001 | 54 | 53.7 to 54.8 | <0.001 | 66 | 65.0 to 67.1 | <0.001 |
Discharged home | 114 | 113 to 115 | <0.001 | 60 | 59 to 60 | <0.001 | 70 | 69 to 71 | <0.001 |
Admitted | 73 | 72 to 74 | <0.001 | 42 | 41 to 43 | <0.001 | 56 | 54 to 57 | <0.001 |