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Table 2 Observations: details

From: Factors to improve quality for older patients in the emergency department: a qualitative study of patient trajectory

Hospital 1

Hospital 2

Hospital 3

34 observations

16 observations

20 observations

Approximate mean length of stay: 4 h

Approximate mean length of stay: 7 h

Approximate mean length of stay: 6h30m

Approximate mean number of caregivers that intervened in the process of care: 4

• ED, MD trainee: 0

• ED, MD assistant: 1/3

• ED, MD: 1

• ED, GP: 2/5

• in-hospital, MD: 1

• ED, Nurses: 2

Approximate mean number of caregivers that intervened in the process of care: 7

• ED, MD trainee: 1

• ED, MD assistant: 2

• ED, MD: 1

• ED, GP: 0

• in-hospital, MD: 2

• ED, Nurses: 2

Approximate mean number of caregivers that intervened in the process of care: 5

• ED, MD trainee: 2/5

• ED, MD assistant: 1

• ED, MD: 0

• ED, GP: 0

• in-hospital, MD: 1

• ED, Nurses: 2

  1. ED emergency department, MD medical doctor, GP general practitioner.