Table 4

Number of patients: waiting time and triage to treatment within maximum waiting time by urgency level

Urgency levelMaximum waiting time (min)*nWaiting time within maximum waiting time n (%)nTriage treatment within maximum waiting time n (%)
Red000
Orange10178 (47.1)14†14 (100)
Yellow608681 (94.2)82†82 (100)
Green120159144 (90.6)148†145 (98)
Blue24077 (100)77 (100)
  • *Maximum waiting time: following Manchester Triage System definitions.11

  • †n differs, because of missing time values for end of triage time.

  • Triage treatment, time from end triage to entrance of the treatment room; Waiting time, time from registration to entrance of the treatment room.