International Scholarly Research Notices / 2012 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
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.