Table 4

Routinely recorded outcomes (SAIL Databank; WAST records) for Transient Ischaemic attack Emergency Referral (TIER) randomised feasibility trial

OutcomeInterventionControl
No further ED attendance within 1 month, n (%)
No further ED attendance within 3 months, n (%)
27 (87.1)
23 (74.2)
14 (82.4)
9 (52.9)
No hospital admission within 1 month, n (%)
No hospital admission within 3 months, n (%)
24 (77.4)
21 (67.7)
13 (76.5)
9 (52.9)
Primary care provider event days within 1 month: min, max, mean (SD)
Primary care provider event days within 3 months: min, max, mean (SD)
1, 9, 5.4 (2.2)
1, 26, 13.4 (5.5)
0, 12, 5.5 (2.9)
0, 25, 11.9 (6.0)
Alive at 1 month, n (%)
Alive at 3 months, n (%)
31 (100.0)
28 (90.3)
17 (100.0)
16 (94.1)
Number of subsequent EMS calls within 3 months, n (%)
 025 (80.6)11 (64.7)
 14 (12.9)4 (23.5)
 22 (6.5)1 (5.9)
 30 (0)1 (5.9)
  • EMS, emergency medical services; SAIL, Secure Anonymised Information Linkage; WAST, Wales Ambulance Service Trust.