Table 1

Anticipated number of cases during specified number of shifts and the number of days to experience the specified number of cases with 95% confidence. For trauma/general surgery, significantly more cases occurred in the summer season for all institutions except for Institution 3

Trauma/general surgery
Institution 1Institution 2Institution 3Institution 4
Number of 24-hour shiftsExpected number of urgent cases (95% CI)
 57.7 (3 to 13)4.0 (1 to 8)3.9 (0 to 9)3 (0 to 9)
 1015.3 (8 to 23)8.0 (3 to 14)7.7 (2 to 15)7 (1 to 14)
 1218.3 (11 to 27)9.7 (4 to 16)9.3 (3 to 17)8 (2 to 16)
 2030.6 (20 to 42)16.1 (9 to 24)15.5 (7 to 25)14 (6 to 24)
Minimum number of cases24-hour shifts resulting in a 95% certainty of experiencing at least the stated minimum number of cases
 56121316
 1011202226
 2019353844