| Delayed events | Shift | No of patients | ||||
| Day | Night | p Value | ⩽5 patients | >5 patients | p Value | |
| Total | 23/66 (35%) | 24/40 (60%) | 0.020 | 25/47 (53%) | 22/47 (47%) | 0.901 |
| Medical patients | 10/33 (30%) | 9/18 (50%) | 0.277 | 9/19 (47%) | 10/19 (53%) | 1.00 |
| Surgical patients | 13/33 (39%) | 15/22 (68%) | 0.069 | 16/28 (57%) | 12/28 (43%) | 0.800 |