A Queue-Based Monte Carlo Analysis to Support Decision Making for Implementation of an Emergency Department Fast Track

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Scenario</td><td class="align_center">Average percent reduction (%) in median wait time ± SD</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">FT nurse added, 7 days, 12 pm–8 pm</td><td class="align_center">35.8 ± 2.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">FT nurse added, weekdays, 12 pm–8 pm</td><td class="align_center">29.1 ± 2.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">FT nurse reassigned, 7 days, 12 pm–8 pm</td><td class="align_center">24.6 ± 2.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Additional ED nurse in ED, 7 days, 12 pm–8 pm</td><td class="align_center">13.6 ± 2.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">FT nurse added, Mondays, 12 pm–8 pm</td><td class="align_center">8.9 ± 2.3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Average percent reduction in observed median wait time from current state.

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Table 3: A Queue-Based Monte Carlo Analysis to Support Decision Making for Implementation of an Emergency Department Fast Track 