Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27 (2): 459-466
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202301_31041

A time and motion study in pediatric ER of the Secondary Hospital in Al Jouf Region, Saudi Arabia

M.A. Mubaraki, M.S. Alrashidi, A. Abudan, M. Al Sarawi, A. Alzahrani, S. Ahmad, M. Shakil Ahmad

COVID-19 Team for Pediatric, Jeddah Azziziya Children Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. m.shakil@mu.edu.sa

OBJECTIVE: In the hospital setting, long waiting times and the lengthy formal process have increased the inefficiency and mismanagement resulting in the missing chance of saving the patients’ life. Our aim was to assess the time wastage of every patient coming from reception to the actual emergency unit, to analyze the factor associated with the time lapse that occurs during every visit, and to see the effect of training on the services provided in the Pediatric emergency room.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: An intervention study was carried out in the following secondary care hospital in the Al Jouf region, Saudi Arabia: Esawiyah Hospital, Haditha Hospital, King Faisal Hospital, and Gurayat General Hospital among 400 study participants for 12 months. The study was carried out in 2 phases: pre-training, a period of training for hospital staff, and post-training data collection. Templates were generated on an MS Excel sheet and analysis of data was done using SPSS software. Percentages and proportions were calculated for descriptive statistics.

RESULTS: Male and female patients were in the ratio of nearly 1:1. Training has significantly reduced the time to doctor consultation (U = 188, p < 0.001), and the time difference pre- and post-training from triage to consultation in a pediatric emergency is not significant (U = 16,769, p = 0.01). There is a strongly significant association (p < 0.001) between Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) implementation in triage. The practice of giving intravenous (IV) antibiotics in the emergency room has reduced significantly (p < 0.001) post-training.

CONCLUSIONS: Training has a significant impact on the services provided in the pediatric emergency room.

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M.A. Mubaraki, M.S. Alrashidi, A. Abudan, M. Al Sarawi, A. Alzahrani, S. Ahmad, M. Shakil Ahmad
A time and motion study in pediatric ER of the Secondary Hospital in Al Jouf Region, Saudi Arabia

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2023
Vol. 27 - N. 2
Pages: 459-466
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202301_31041

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