A Profile of Emergency Departments in Slovenia

Table 1

Characteristics of EDs in Slovenia.

	Proportion or median	95% Confidence interval or interquartile range
General characteristics
Hospital based	23%	12–35%
Independent department	2%	0–20%
Contiguous	90%	83–100%
Triage to service^*	39%	14–64%
Annual ED visits (median): hospital-based EDs	21,400	19,900–34,200
Annual ED visits (median): Non-hospital-based EDs	5,000	1,100–9,300
Annual ED visits (median): overall	6,100	1,400–11,100
Patient experiences in ED
Percentage of ED patients arriving by ambulance
<20%	67%	45–89%
20–39%	19%	1–37%
>39%	14%	0–31%
Length-of-stay
<1 hour	78%	67–89%
1–6 hours	20%	9–31%
>6 hours	2%	0–5%
Percentage of ED visit leading to admission^**
<20%	57%	8–100%
20–39%	0%	0–50%
40–79%	43%	0–92%
>80%	0%	0–14%
Resources and capabilities
Physician in ED 24/7	82%	81–92%
Dedicated CT scanner	18%	8–29%
Cardiac monitor	98%	94–100%
Mechanical ventilator	81%	70–92%
Respiratory isolation (negative-pressure room)	0%	0–14%
Computer system to collect clinical data	50%	36–64%
Internet access	96%	91–100%
Clinical laboratory open round the clock	24%	12–35%

Abbreviations: ED: emergency department.
^*among contiguous EDs only.
^**There was low response to the question of ED visits leading to
admission. All other questions received >90% response.