a Sankey Particles visualization of patient flow through an orthopaedic clinic

 **paper** _Enabling measuring of the patient flow in an orthopaedic clinic_  \[[abstract](http://essay.utwente.nl/70229/)]  \[[pdf](http://essay.utwente.nl/70229/1/Bos%26Hasper_BA_BMS.pdf)] \[[data](https://github.com/micahstubbs/sankey-datasets/tree/master/patient-flow-bos-2016)]

> This research enables measuring of the patient flow in the orthopaedic clinic  
> in the [Sint Maartenskliniek](https://www.maartenskliniek.nl/) (SMK).  An in-depth understanding of  
> the patient flow process is required in order to identify areas for improvement    
> and by that make the patient flow process more efficient.  

> Figure 17 presents the Sankey diagram of the patient flow. Data from the period  
> 2012-2016 is used.  

> 100% of the patients is initially referred to the first consult outpatient clinic  
> where the 100% arrives.  

> 64% of the patients do not receive an OR-receipt against the other  
> 36% of patients that receive an OR-receipt.  

> From the patients that receive an OR-receipt only 67% percent receives surgery.  
> The other 33% cannot receive surgery based on the results of the screening. 

> 16% of the patients that receive surgery are patients within one of the  
> four emergency categories.

> 84% of the patients that receive surgery are not emergency patients. 

![figure 17](http://i.imgur.com/G42gQqI.png)

this bl.ock forks the [City of Oakland Budget Proposal Sankey Particles](http://bl.ocks.org/micahstubbs/2d91de526f6d86c175751f834b629701) bl.ock which in turn is an iteration on the bl.ock [Sankey Particles III](http://bl.ocks.org/emeeks/e749224c89f82788cb18) by [@Elijah_Meeks](https://twitter.com/Elijah_Meeks)

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#### Original `README.md`:

Using particles to indicate flow between reservoirs in a sankey diagram. This time with particles moving at varying speeds and maintaining the color of the source node. You can drag the reservoirs (the rectangles) to adjust the path of the flows.

Other examples of sankeys with particles:

* [Fixed speed particles transitioning in color from source node color to target node color.](http://bl.ocks.org/emeeks/9673c96a682fe3948379)

* [Particles of differing sizes and differing speeds moving in "bursts" between nodes.](http://bl.ocks.org/emeeks/21f99959d48dd0d0c746)