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Table 4 Comparison of status on admission in rapid admission (RA) group and control group (CG)

From: A pathway care model allowing low-risk patients to gain direct admission to a hospital medical ward − a pilot study on ambulance nurses and Emergency Department physicians

 

RA (n = 51)

CG (n = 51)

p*

Oxygen saturation (%); mean ± SD (1/1)##

96 ± 3

95 ± 4

0.90

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg); mean ± SD(1/2)

147 ± 27

153 ± 32

0.13

Heart rate (beats/min); mean ± SD (1/1)

84 ± 16

18 ± 3

0.64

Rate of breathing; mean ± SD (4/1)

18 ± 4

18 ± 3

0.96

Pale and/or cold sweat; % (1/0)

14

10

1.00

Nausea and/or vomiting; % (1/0)

6

4

1.00

Presence of pain; % (1/0)

20

14

0.43

Complications during transport requiring treatment; % (4/1)

11

12

1.00

  1. *age-adjusted.
  2. ##number of missing in the two groups, respectively.