NEDOCS Calculator

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What is NEDOCS Calculator?

NEDOCS models emergency-department crowding from patient counts, bed capacity and waiting-time inputs.

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How to Use This Calculator

  1. Enter or select Total number of beds in ED, Total number of beds in the hospital, Total number of the patients in ED, Critical care patients, Number of admits in the ED. Complete any remaining fields required by your chosen method.
  2. Check the unit beside each measurement. For a percentage or rate, use the scale and time period stated in the form.
  3. Choose Calculate, then compare the output with the formula and example below. If you change a value or option, calculate again to update the result.
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Formula Used

A weighted equation combines occupancy, admission load, critical-care count and delays.
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Variables Explained

InputWhat it means
Total number of beds in EDThe number to test or transform; use the integer or real-number domain stated in the formula.
Total number of beds in the hospitalThe number to test or transform; use the integer or real-number domain stated in the formula.
Total number of the patients in EDThe number to test or transform; use the integer or real-number domain stated in the formula.
Critical care patientsUse the observed finding or laboratory value for this criterion, following the definition shown in the form.
Number of admits in the EDThe number to test or transform; use the integer or real-number domain stated in the formula.
Waiting time of the last admitted patientElapsed time or duration in the unit selected on the form.
Waiting time of longest waiting room patientElapsed time or duration in the unit selected on the form.
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Worked Example

An ED with 40 patients and 20 treatment spaces has a patient-to-space ratio of 2 before the other model terms.

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Why Use This Calculator?

Use the calculation to make the method and its inputs easier to check with a healthcare professional. Its meaning depends on the clinical setting and on whether the underlying method is appropriate for that person.

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Common Mistakes

    • Use the model’s exact definitions and time units; this is not a direct measure of an individual patient’s clinical urgency.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this result a diagnosis or treatment instruction?

No. It describes a calculation or score from the supplied information. A qualified clinician must check the measurements, the method’s applicability and the wider clinical picture.

Can I enter the units from any lab report?

Use the units specified in the form and select a conversion only where the page provides one. Different substances need different conversion factors; a mismatch can produce a plausible but incorrect result.

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