Patient characteristics
| Centre A | Centre B | Centre C | Overall | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP, general practitioner; NR, not recorded; OP, out patient. | |||||
| Average age (years) | 47.57 | 50.5 | 50.23 | 49.4 | 0.32 |
| Male/female ratio | 1.06 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 0.99 | |
| Mode of arrival (%) | |||||
| Self | 95 (47.5) | 98 (50.5) | 101 (49.9) | 294 (49.5) | |
| Ambulance | 100 (50.0) | 96 (49.5) | 96 (48.0) | 292 (49.2) | 0.92 |
| Other | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Triage category (%) | |||||
| Unknown | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.93 |
| 2 | 30 (15.1) | 18 (11.4) | 53 (26.9) | 101 | <0.001 |
| 3 | 110 (55.6) | 98 (62.0) | 97 (49.2) | 305 (55.0) | 0.41 |
| 4 | 44 (22.2) | 38 (24.0) | 41 (20.8) | 123 | 0.83 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Examining clinician (%) | |||||
| SHO (resident) | 162 (81.0) | 154 (79.4) | 129 (64.5) | 445 (74.9) | 0.001 |
| Registrar (fellow) | 23 | 19 | 22 | 64 | |
| Consultant (attending) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Unclear/other | 13 | 17 | 47 | 77 | |
| Time of assessment (%) | |||||
| 0800–1800 | 118 (59.0) | 126 (64.9) | 111 (55.5) | 355 (59.8) | |
| 1800–0800 | 82 | 68 | 89 | 239 | 0.15 |
| Significant co-morbidities | 180 | 180 | 183 | 543 | 0.61 |
| Significant family history | 29 | 10 | 32 | 71 | 0.001 |
| Primary assessment outcome (%) | |||||
| Admit | 19 (9.5) | 80 (41.2) | 29 (14.5) | 128 | <0.001 |
| Review after tests | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | |
| Senior opinion | 18 | 9 | 19 | 46 | |
| Specialist opinion | 63 | 23 | 63 | 149 | |
| Discharge | 81 | 72 | 82 | 235 | |
| Unclear/other | 17 | 3 | 4 | 24 | |
| Final outcome (%) | |||||
| Hospital admission | 80 (40.0) | 101 (52.0) | 85 (42.5) | 266 (44.8) | 0.16 |
| Discharge (no follow-up) | 45 | 90 | 59 | 194 | |
| Discharge (GP follow-up) | 43 | NR | 38 | 81 | |
| Discharge (OP follow-up) | 13 | NR | 9 | 22 | |
| Transferred out | 6 | NR | 2 | 8 | |
| Other/unclear | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 | |
| Total | 200 | 194 | 200 | 594 | |