Observed workflow interruptions by clinical speciality and area in the hospital
| Number of shift observations | Sum observation time | Average duration of shift observation | Average sum of interruptions per shift observation | Interruptions per work hour | |
| (h:min:sec) | (M; SD; in h:min:sec) | (M, SD) | (M, SD) | ||
| (Sum) | 32 | 277:42:09 | 8:40:41 (01:47:39) | 46.3 (21.3) | 5.3 (2.0) |
| Surgery | 14 | 118:08:22 | 8:26:18 (1:41:43) | 36.3 (21.1) | 4.2 (2.0) |
| Internal Medicine | 18 | 159:33:47 | 8:51:52 (1:53:39) | 54.0 (18.4) | 6.1 (1.6) |
| p(Z) | 0.88 (−1.52) | 0.02 (−2.4) | 0.01 (−2.66) | ||
| Ward | 20 | 170:45:16 | 8:32:18 (0:31:51) | 41.8 (16.01) | 4.9 (1.9) |
| EW | 9 | 70:25:47 | 7:49:32 (2:22:16) | 45.2 (23.6) | 5.7 (2.5) |
| ICU* | 3 | 36:31:06 | 12:10:22 (1:42:52) | 79.3 (22.4) | 6.5 (1.2) |
| p(Z)† | 0.32 (−0.99) | 0.80 (−0.26) | 0.53 (−0.66) |