Table 2

- Objectives of the study (N=7,826).

CharacteristicOverall (N=7,826)MonthsP-values*
August (n=2,854)September (n=2,321)October (n=2,651)
Left without being seen, n(%)140 (1.8)64 (2.2)53 (2.3)23 (0.9)<0.001
Time to physician (mins)30 (16-52)31 (16-59)31 (18-53)27 (15-46)<0.001
Time to disposition decision (mins)133 (59-230)135 (60-238)130 (62-223)132 (55-228)0.5
Length of stay (mins)140 (60-256)142 (62-263)137 (64-245)139 (57-260)0.9

Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%) or median interquartile range (IQR).

  • * Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test. mins: minutes