Outcome | Baseline phase (n=106) | IPA implementation phase (n=104) | p-value |
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Patients receiving anti-emetic treatment in the ED; mean (%), number | 66.0 (70) | 97.1 (101) | <0.001† |
Time to treatment; median (IQR), minutes | 7 (10) | 1 (5) | <0.001* |
Administration of conventional anti-emetics in the ED; mean (95% CI), number of administrations/patient | 0.52 (0.43 – 0.63) | 0.23 (0.14 – 0.32) | <0.001* |
Cost (Euro) | 1.33 | 0.67 |