Allen A B, Barnard B G, Falk W, Higgs E R, McCracken J G
Can Med Assoc J. 1973 Sep 1;109(5):373-6.
A study was undertaken to determine the time spent by 3459 patients in the Emergency Department of the hospital and also to assess whether full-time physician supervision of interns appreciably influenced this time.The study was divided into three phases, each lasting two weeks. Cases were classified into five graded categories of severity. The data so accumulated were subjected to computer analysis, and time intervals relevant to the study obtained.Mean waiting times compared favourably with those recorded in other studies. Full-time physician supervision of interns was found to produce a small, but none the less appreciable, decrease in this time.
开展了一项研究，以确定3459名患者在医院急诊科的停留时间，并评估实习医生的全职医师监督是否会对这段时间产生显著影响。该研究分为三个阶段，每个阶段持续两周。病例被分为五个严重程度等级类别。如此积累的数据进行了计算机分析，并获得了与研究相关的时间间隔。平均等待时间优于其他研究记录的时间。发现对实习医生进行全职医师监督会使这段时间有小幅但仍相当可观的减少。
