Table 6 Pre- and post-implementation service outcomes by site

Pathway completion

Pathway not completed

(n = 333)

Pathway at least partially completed

(n = 1632)

Pathway not completed

(n = 192)

Pathway at least partially completed

(n = 62)

Median ED LOS

Hours (IQR)

3.8 (2.6, 5.9)

4.7 (3.0, 7.1)

0.001^a**

3.0 (2.0, 4.6) ^mv=19

3.4 (2.1, 6.2) ^mv=13

0.02^a*

Median ED LOS

Hours (IQR)

5.4 (3.6, 7.8)

4.6 (3.0, 7.0)

0.001^b**

3.1 (2.1, 5.0) ^mv=12

4.6 (2.4, 8.4) ^mv=1

0.04^b*

Return within 10 days

n (%)

171 (8.7%)

156 (7.9%)^mv=1

0.42 ^a

27 (9.6%)

15 (5.9%)

0.15 ^a

25 (7.5%)

131 (8.0%)^mv=1

0.82 ^b

11 (5.7%)

4 (6.5%)

0.76 ^b

Return within 3 months

n (%)

427 (21.7%)^mv=1

410 (20.9%)

0.56 ^a

59 (21.0%)^mv=1

40 (15.7%)

0.15 ^a

71 (21.3%)

339 (20.8%)

0.82 ^b

35 (18.2%)

5 (8.1%)

0.07 ^b

Transfer or hospital admission for MH within 10 days

n (%)

61 (3.1%)^mv=2

55 (2.8%)

0.64 ^a

11 (3.9%)

4 (1.6%)

0.12 ^a

7 (2.1%)

48 (2.9%)

0.47 ^b

2 (1.0%)

2 (3.2%)

0.25 ^b

Transfer or hospital admission for MH within 3 months

n (%)

159 (8.1%)

147 (7.5%)

0.51 ^a

20 (7.1%)

13 (5.1%)^mv=1

0.37 ^a

30 (9.0%)

117 (7.2%)

0.25 ^b

12 (6.3%)^mv=1

1 (1.6%)

0.20 ^b