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Table 2 Notation of variables in continuity score

From: Development of a handoff continuity score to improve pediatric ICU physician schedule design for enhanced physician and patient continuity

N

Patient length of stay (5 days in our analysis)

Fi

A familiarity factor dependent on the length of time since last shift

Xi

1 if the physician worked between i-1 and i days ago, 0 otherwise