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Table 4 Predictors of mortality and discharge with a acute cardiac diagnosis, according to accompanying symptom in the subgroup of patients with chest pain undergoing criteria-based dispatch

From: Chest pain in the ambulance; prevalence, causes and outcome - a retrospective cohort study

  

30-day mortality

Acute cardiac diagnosis during index admission

Total

Risk Ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Deaths, n(%)

Risk Ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Acute cardiac diagnoses, n(%)

Total

2634

  

69 (3%)

  

397 (15%)

Accompanying symptoms

 Non-responsive

9

9.79 (1.31;72.92)

0.026

1 (11%)

2.56 (0.74;8.86)

0.136

2 (22%)

 Dyspnoea

566

2.15 (1.03;4.51)

0.043

26 (5%)

1.8 (1.27;2.56)

0.001

82 (14%)

 Radiation/severe pain> 5 min

1068

1.25 (0.59;2.62)

0.558

26 (2%)

2.06 (1.5;2.84)

< 0.001

183 (17%)

 Clammy skin/Uncomfortable/Nausea

488

0.8 (0.3;2.12)

0.653

7 (1%)

2.12 (1.51;3.0)

< 0.001

90 (18%)

 Other or no

503

1.0 (ref.)

 

9 (2%)

1.0 (ref.)

 

40 (8%)