Table 3 Time components of total ED length of stay

All included patients

1434 (100)

–

156 (98–225)

Waiting time (min) (2)

–

10 (3–27)

–

Time until seen by physician (min) (410)

–

9 (1–29)

–

Blood testing

916 (64)

–

191 (139–256)

 Time between patient registration and start analysing blood (min)

–

23 (14–40)

–

 Time between start blood analysing and test result is registered in HIS (min)

–

69 (53–101)

–

Urine testing

299 (21)

–

217 (163–291)

 Time between patient registration and start analysing urine (min) (123)

–

82 (34–120)

–

 Time between start urine analysing and test result is registered in HIS (min) (123)

–

29 (18–53)

–

Radiology imaging

686 (48)

–

195 (136–270)

 Time between patient registration and radiology request (min)

–

39 (17–82)

–

 Time between radiology request and test result registered in HIS (min)

–

37 (20–65)

–

Consultation

366 (26)

–

222 (155–294)

 Time between patient registration and consultation request (min) (113)

70 (39–106)

–

 Time between consultation request and examination of the patient by the consulted specialist (min) (191)

26 (11–47)

–

Diagnostic testing or consultation

1123 (78)

–

177 (129–242)

 Time between finishing last diagnostic testing or consultation and ED discharge (min) (23)

–

48 (20–88)