Table 5 Observed Anesthesiologist arrival times, split by demographic and temporal characteristics
Center/Shift Characteristics | Delay in receiving Epidural Analgesia | Analgesia never received | Totala | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 30 min | 30–60 min | > 60 min | ||||
Peripheral Hospitals | 33 (78.6) | 7 (16.7) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) | 42 | 0.582 |
vs. | ||||||
Central Hospitals | 223 (76.4) | 37 (12.7) | 21 (7.2) | 11 (3.8) | 292 | |
Majority Jewish Orthodox | 99 (90.8) | 5 (4.6) | 3 (2.8) | 2 (1.8) | 109 | < 0.0001 |
vs. | ||||||
Majority Secular | 157 (69.8) | 39 (17.3) | 19 (8.4) | 10 (4.4) | 225 | |
Daytime Shift | 180 (75.9) | 31 (13.1) | 18 (7.6) | 8 (3.4) | 237 | 0.700 |
vs. | ||||||
Evening/Night Shift | 76 (78.4) | 13 (13.4) | 4 (4.1) | 4 (4.1) | 97 | |
Weekday Shift | 178 (74.5) | 36 (15.1) | 17 (7.1) | 8 (3.3) | 239 | 0.350 |
vs. | ||||||
Weekend Shift | 78 (82.1) | 8 (8.4) | 5 (5.3) | 4 (4.2) | 95 | |