Table 1 Patient characteristics pre- and post-implementation
From: Increased analgesia administration in emergency medicine after implementation of revised guidelines
Pre-implementation (n = 1089) | Post-implementation (n = 1018) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean years (lowest-highest) | Mean years (lowest-highest) | ||
Age | 42 (16–101) | 43 (18–94) | 0.86 |
Median (std. dev.) | Median (std. dev.) | ||
NRS at entrance ED (std. dev.) | 5.0 (1.7) | 5.0 (1.6) | 0.086 |
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Male | 526 (48.3) | 482 (47.3) | 0.66 |
Dutch | 472 (43) | 403 (40.0) | 0.39 |
Other | 452 (42) | 419 (41.2) | |
Surgical specialty | 386 (35.4) | 405 (39.8) | 0.045 |
Non-surgical specialty | 700 (64.3) | 613 (60.2) | |
Triage category high | 171 (15.7) | 153 (15.0) | 0.003 |
Triage category middle | 509 (46.7) | 547 (53.7) | |
Triage category low | 409 (37.6) | 318 (31.2) | |
Use of analgesia pre-hospital | 150 (13.8) | 113 (11.0) | 0.001 |
NRS 4–6 | 698 (64.1) | 697 (68.5) | <0.001 |
NRS 7–10 | 391 (35.9) | 321 (31.5) |