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Table 6 Comparison of clinical courses 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*

Complications requiring treatment during first 24 hours; % (10/0)##

32

33

0.20

Complications associated with main diagnosis during hospital stay which required treatment; % (8/1)

33

44

0.12

Hospital stay (days); median (25:e,75:e percentile) (5/0)

7 (5,14)

5 (3,10)

0.27

Mortality;

   

In hospital (2/0)

7

0

0.06

In hospital (2/0)

10

4

0.16

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