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Table 2 Predictors of waiting time in the ED (n = 82,883)

From: Emergency Department waiting times in a tertiary children’s hospital in Israel: a retrospective cohort study

Predictors of ED waiting timea

Unadjusted percentage of change in waiting time (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted percentage of change in waiting time (95% CI)

P value

Age

 ≤ 1 year

 > 1 year

−0.15 [−0.20 to −0.11] Reference

<0.001

−0·18 [−0.23 to −0.13] Reference

< 0.001

Gender

 Male

 Female

−1.38 [−1.96 to −0·82]

Reference

0.12

−1.25 [−1.79 to −0.65]

Reference

0.25

Ethnicity

 Jewish

 Arab

0.83 [−0.23 to 1.43]

Reference

0.46

0.28 [−0.32 to 0.87]

Reference

0.36

Diagnosis

 Trauma

 Medical

0.39 [−0.21 to 0.99]

Reference

0.20

0.02 [−0.51 to 0.73]

Reference

0.68

24-h time of arrival

 07:00–15:00

 15:00–23:00

 23:00–07:00

5.79 [4.93 to 6.65]

4.86 [4.03 to 5.69]

Reference

<0.001

5.45 [4.59 to 6.31]

4.46 [3.62 to 5.29]

Reference

< 0.001

Triage levelb

 1

 2

 3

 4

 5

−25.5 [−29.3 to −21.7]

−21.8 [−23.7 to −20.05]

−10.9 [−12.34 to −9.54]

−7.1 [−8.57 to −5.71]

Reference

<0.001

−25.5 [−29.03 to −21.5]

−21.5 [−23.3 to −19.7]

−10·8 [−12.22 to −9.41]

−6.9 [−8.42 to −5.55]

Reference

<0.001

  1. Notes
  2. ED Emergency Department, CI Confidence Interval
  3. aED waiting time = Time from patient registration at the reception desk until completion of triage process
  4. bPediatric Canadian Triage Acuity Scale:
  5. Level 1- patient requires immediate evaluation and care;
  6. Level 2 - patient requires evaluation and care within 15 min;
  7. Level 3 - patient requires evaluation and care within 30 min;
  8. Level 4 - patient requires evaluation and care within 60 min;
  9. Level 5 - patient requires evaluation and care within 120 min