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Table 1 Patients’ length of stay, transfer location and discharge status, before and after EMS automation system

From: The impact of the emergency medical services (EMS) automation system on patient care process and user workflow

Variable

Before

After

p

Average duration of patients stay in the hospital (h)

Average ± (95% CI+)

51.77 ± (50.89, 52.64)

48.02 ± (47.29, 48.75)

 < 0.0001

Where the patient is transferred

Out of the hospital

Frequency (%)

36,022(61.1)

40,206(63.3)

 < 0.0001

Transfer to another department

Frequency (%)

22,913(38.9)

23,333(36.7)

Discharge status of patients

Recovery

Frequency (%)

42,008(71.3)

45,571(71.7)

 < 0.0001

Discharge with personal desire

Frequency (%)

8201(13.9)

7913(12.5)

Disgusting

Frequency (%)

814(1.4)

958(1.5)

Transfer

Frequency (%)

4498(7.6)

6187(9.7)

Follow-up

Frequency (%)

521(0.9)

652(1.0)

Death

Frequency (%)

2893(4.9)

2258(3.6)

  1. +CI confidence intervals