Table 2 Final indicators chosen by the steering group, drawing on the Delphi process results and other sources

1

Short-term mortality after arrival

1

Definition: Short-term mortality (7-days) after un-planned (emergency) attendance to hospital^a

Outcome

3

Re-admission after completed acute process

2

Definition 72-h return rate after un-planned (emergency) attendance for short hospital courses (<24 h)^b

Outcome

21

Time from arrival to triage

8

Definition^e

Process

23

Rapid assessment and treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding: Circulatory impact

7

Definition (unchanged from existing database): Part (%) of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding stabilized within 60 min from arrival

Process

27

Symptoms of perforated abdominal organ: Time for surgery

5

Definition (unchanged from existing database): Part (%) of patients with perforated abdominal organ going to the operating theatre within 3 h from arrival

Process

Time to treatment in stroke

3

Definition: Patients with acute ischemic stroke recieving trombolysis within 1 h from arrival^c

Process

Time to treatment for STEMI

4

Definition: Time from arrival to KAG for patients with STEMI upon arrival (median minutes with interquartile range (IQR))

Process

Time to x-ray of forearm/wrist

6

Definition: Time from arrival to x-ray for patients with a request for x-ray of wrist/forearm (median minutes with interquartile range (IQR))

Process

Time to bedside consultation

9a-b

Definition^e

Process

a)Timeliness of bedside consultation by a (any) doctor^d

b)Timeliness of bedside consultation by a specialist doctor^d

31

Hip fracture: Preoperative optimization: Patients seen by specialist surgeon 4 h from arrival for pre-operative assessment

Not included

Please see new indicator 9a) Time-to-doctor and 9b) Time-to-specialist

Process