Table 5 Sensitivity analysis results
Parameter | Utilization | Time from arrival to bed (minutes) | Average total length of stay (minutes) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physician | Delegate | High acuity | Low acuity | Physician (High Acuity) | Physician (Low Acuity) | Delegate (Low Acuity) | |
Base case | 41% | 71% | 21.47 (21.19, 21.75) | 88.49 (80.36, 96.62) | 86.83 (85.88, 87.78) | 136.99 (128.47, 145.51) | 142.07 (135.48, 148.66) |
Patient walk-in arrival (1/2) | 26% | 57% | 15.84 (15.61, 16.07) | 18.99 (18.50, 19.48) | 77.39 (76.12, 78.66) | 58.25 (57.39, 59.11) | 74.33 (73.74, 92) |
Number of beds (from 5 to 10) | 41% | 70% | 17.60 (17.13, 18.07) | 31.06 (28.53, 33.59) | 92.92 (90.70, 95.14) | 89.68 (84.69, 94.67) | 100.76 (96.96, 104.56) |
Number charge nurses (from 1 to 2) | 41% | 70% | 19.99 (19.08,20.90) | 71.68 (55.45, 87.91) | 83.56 (80.51, 86.61) | 117.98 (101.96, 134) | 127.13 (106.55, 147.71) |
Number of bedside nurses (from 2 to 3) | 41% | 70% | 18.79 (18.46, 19.12) | 39.88 (37.25, 42.51) | 78.91 (77.87, 79.95) | 78.79 (75.76, 81.82) | 91.73 (89.36, 94.10) |
Consultation time (5 to 15 minutes) | 66% | 86% | 22.65 (22.65, 23.05) | 130.32 (111.79, 148.85) | 89.71 (88.76, 90.66) | 179.36 (161.17, 197.55) | 197.56 (177.78, 217.34) |