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Table 1 DISCOVER-PHASE initial results

From: Development and implementation of an end-of-shift clinical debriefing method for emergency departments during COVID-19

 

Total

Week 1 (16–22 March)

Week 2 (23–29 March)

Week 3 (30 March–5 April)

Week 4 (6–12 April)

Week 5 (13–19 April)

Week 6 (20–26 April)

Week 7 (27 April–3 May)

Week 8 (4–10 May)

Numbera

187

1 (0.5%)

23 (12.3%)

25 (13.9%)

27 (15.0%)

27 (13.4%)

29 (15.5%)

27 (14.4%)

28 (15.0%)

Shifta

 Morning (7 am–3 pm)

93 (49.7%)

1

12

11

14

13

15

13

14

 Afternoon (3 pm–11 pm)

92 (49.2%)

0

11

12

13

14

14

14

14

 Overnight (11 pm–7 am)

2 (1.1%)

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Debriefinga

 Performed

163 (87.2%)

1

14

17

23

25

28

27

28

 Not performed

24 (12.8%)

0

9

8

4

2

1

0

0

 Unable to move to conference room

9

0

4

3

1

0

1

0

0

 Clinical volume too high

8

0

4

3

1

0

0

0

0

 Clinical volume too low

6

0

0

2

2

2

0

0

0

 Debriefer not available

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cases handled

3386

477

713

592

353

285

312

332

322

Death

11

0

1

7

2

1

0

0

0

Intensive care unit

77

11

18

13

14

8

6

4

3

Audio-video conference systema

 WhatsApp

117 (62.9%)

0

5

16

17

13

22

20

24

 Phone

37 (19.9%)

0

7

7

9

9

3

0

2

 On site

19 (10.2%)

0

0

0

1

5

4

7

2

 Lifesize

8 (4.3%)

0

6

2

0

0

0

0

0

 Zoom

5 (2.7%)

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Connection issue

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Duration (min)b

10 (7–13)

20.0

21.5 (19.2–22.7)

13.0 (11.0–16.0)

10.0 (5.5–12.0)

8.0 (6.0–12.0)

9.0 (6.75–10.2)

10.0 (8.0–11.0)

10.0 (9.0–12.2)

Number of attendeesb

5 (4–6)

4

5 (4–6)

4 (4–5)

5 (4–5)

5 (4–6)

4 (4–5)

5 (4–6)

5 (4–5)

Attendee rolesa

 Nurse

163 (100%)

        

 ED resident

84 (51.5%)

        

 ED physician

64 (39.3%)

        

 Medical students

0 (0%)

        

 Other

0 (0%)

        

Debriefer profession a

 Nurse

140 (85.9%)

0

22

25

26

18

24

23

26

 Physician

21 (12.9%)

0

0

0

1

9

5

4

2

 Co-facilitation by nurse and psychologist

2 (1.2%)

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. aFrequency (%)
  2. bMedian (IQR)