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Table 2 Patient satisfaction (VAS)

From: Randomized clinical trial of bedside ultrasound among patients with abdominal pain in the emergency department: impact on patient satisfaction and health care consumption

 

Ultrasound *

Not ultrasound **

 
 

Mean

Median

SD

Mean

Median

SD

p-value

At Emergency Department

8.9

9.5

1.4

8.7

9.2

1.6

0.005

At six-week follow-up

8.1

8.0

1.9

8.0

8.0

2.1

0.958

  1. VAS (of satisfaction) = Visual Analogue Scale (scale 0-10. 0 represents the lowest satisfaction level, 10 represents highest satisfaction level). Min value 0 and max value 10 at ED and at six-week follow-up in both groups.
  2. *n = 373 at ED, n = 356 at follow-up (missing data in 19 patients at ED and 4 at follow-up)
  3. **n = 364 at ED, n = 353 at follow-up (missing data in 27 patients at ED and 6 at follow-up)