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Table 3 Health condition and health care consumption at six-week follow-up

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 n = 360

n(%)

Not ultrasound n = 359

n(%)

p-value

Further examinations (performed or planned)*

111(31.1)

146(41.4)

0.004

Planned

40(11.2)

60(17.0)

 

Completed

71(19.9)

86(24.4)

 

Not planned

246(68.9)

206(58.6)

 

   Computer tomography

12(3.4)

12(3.4)

0.989

   Ultrasound

13(3.7)

29(8.2)

0.010

   Laboratory tests

3(0.8)

1(0.3)

0.319

   Gastroscopy

16(4.5)

15(4.2)

0.867

   Colonoscopy

20(5.6)

38(10.7)

0.013

   Urography

19(5.3)

23(6.5)

0.512

   Other examinations

46(12.9)

58(16.4)

0.192

   Doctor consultation

88(24.7)

77(21.6)

0.329

Health condition**

  

0.984

totally well

218(60.7)

215 (59.9)

 

partly well

78(21.7)

77(21.4)

 

not well can not tell

59(16.4)

4(1.1)

63(17.5)

4(1.1)

 

can not tell

4(1.1)

4(1.1)

 
  1. *Missing data in 3 patients in US group and 7 patients in not US group
  2. ** Missing data in 1 patient in US group