Table 1 Variables included in the NEDOCS and mNEDOCS
From: The impact of a multimodal intervention on emergency department crowding and patient flow
| Total patients in ED—the number of patients in the ED, at the time the score is calculated. This includes patients in all areas including waiting patients. | |
| ED beds—the total number of ED beds that can be used to serve patients at the time the score is calculated. | |
| # admits—the number of holdovers/admits, in the ED, at the time the score is calculated. | |
| Total hospital beds—the total number of hospital beds. | |
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For NEDOCS: # vent patients in ED—the number of patients on ventilators/respirators in the ED at the time the score was calculated. For mNEDOCS: # critical care level 1 patients in ED—the number of patients who were being resuscitated or assigned the highest acuity level, at the time the score was calculated. | |
| Longest admit boarding time (in ED)—the longest admit holdover/boarding (in hours) at the time the score was calculated. | |
| Hrs longest wait in waiting room (last bed time)—the wait time (in hours) from arrival to bed for the last patient called for bed. |