Research Article

A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit

Table 4

Mean start times of first case of the day.

OutcomeEndoscopy room data, actual time

Scheduled start time of first case of the day08:00:00
Mean time of first patient entry into endoscopy room08:02:51
Mean start time for first case of the day08:17:11
Mean delay for scheduled start of first case of the day10.49 min (95% CI −2.89 to 23.86)

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