Table 4 The distribution fitting for transport status from the 8th floor to tests.

From: Discrete event simulation and agent-based modelling of distributed situation awareness in patient flow management

Steps for fitting distributions for deficient and non-deficient transports

 

Total

Non-deficient

Deficient

Fitted distribution

Delay

Cancel

1. Portion deficient from non-deficient transports

5321

1790

2574

957

f (deficient, non-deficient; 0.33, 0.67)

2. Portion deficient transports by pre-scripted reasons

3531

–

–

–

f (× 1, × 2, × 3, × 4, × 5, × 6, × 7, × 8, × 9; 0.25, 0.07, 0.21, 0.1, 0.12, 0.02, 0, 0.01, 0.22)

 x1 = Equipment

885 (25%)

–

–

–

 x2 = Elevator

240 (7%)

–

–

–

 x3 = Nurse related

754 (21%)

–

–

–

 x4 = Patient related

362 (10%)

–

–

–

 x5 = Procedure

411 (12%)

–

–

–

 x6 = Doctor needed

58 (2%)

–

–

–

 x7 = Ride not ready

–

–

–

–

 x8 = Pharmacy

17 (1%)

–

–

–

 x9 = Criteria not met

804 (22%)

–

–

–

3. Portion deficient transports for each pre-scripted reason into delay and cancelation without delay

3531

 

 Equipment

885

–

867

18

f (delay, cancelation; 0.97, 0.03)

 Elevator

240

–

237

3

f (delay, cancelation; 0.99, 0.01)

 Nurse related

754

–

596

158

f (delay, cancelation; 0.79, 0.21)

 Patient related

362

–

189

173

f (delay, cancelation; 0.52, 0.48)

 Procedure

411

–

390

21

f (delay, cancelation; 0.95, 0.05)

 Doctor needed

58

–

38

20

f (delay, cancelation; 0.65, 0.35)

 Ride not ready

–

–

–

–

–

 Pharmacy

17

–

12

5

f (delay, cancelation; 0.74, 0.26)

 Criteria not met

804

–

362

442

f (delay, cancelation; 0.44, 0.56)

4. Portion delay transports for each pre-scripted reason into completion with delay and cancelation with delay

2592

 

 Equipment

867

–

716

151

f (completed, cancelation; 0.82, 0.18)

 Elevator

138

–

138

0

f (completed, cancelation; 1, 0)

 Nurse related

596

–

436

160

f (completed, cancelation; 0.73, 0.27)

 Patient related

189

–

117

72

f (completed, cancelation; 0.61, 0.39)

 Procedure

390

–

365

25

f (completed, cancelation; 0.93, 0.07)

 Doctor needed

38

–

17

21

f (completed, cancelation; 0.44, 0.56)

 Ride not ready

–

–

–

–

–

 Pharmacy

12

–

12

0

f (completed, cancelation; 1, 0)

 Criteria not met

362

–

308

54

f (completed, cancelation; 0.85, 0.15)