Table 1 Key concepts for the study variable
From: Variation in surgical demand and time to hip fracture repair: a Canadian database study
Concept | Definition |
|---|---|
Clearance time | The expected length of time within which all patients hospitalized for hip fracture could undergo surgery when hospital operates at a maximum weekly service rate if there were no new arrivals. |
Maximum weekly service rate | The maximum number of patients undergoing hip fracture surgery in a single week during a fiscal quarter for a given hospital. |
Benchmark demand | All hospitalized patients could undergo surgery within two days. |
Medium demand | All hospitalized patients could undergo surgery within 4 days. |
High demand | All hospitalized patients could undergo surgery within 6 days. |
Excessive demand | All hospitalized patients require 7 or more days to undergo surgery. |