Descriptive data at baseline and following the introduction of the chest pain pathway
| Baseline | Chest pain pathway | |
|---|---|---|
| Admissions | ||
| Admission from ED, n (%) | 1,882 (34.2) | 3,022 (19.0) |
| Admission ward | ||
| Clinic decision unit, % | 30.6 | 30.0 |
| Medical bed, % | 66.6 | 50.5 |
| Cardiology bed, % | 2.8 | 19.5 |
| Time to admission, median hours ± IQR | 3.9 ± 1.6 | 5.0 ± 3.8 |
| Transfer to cardiology | ||
| n (% of attendances) | 183 (3.3) | 741 (4.7) |
| Time to transfer, median hours ± IQR | 9.3 ± 29.7 | 5.7 ± 5.9 |
| Angiography | ||
| n (% of attendances) | 120 (2.2) | 386 (2.3) |
| Time to angiography, median hours ± IQR | 62.5 ± 54.2 | 26.6 ± 32.8 |
| Angiography <72 hours, n (%) | 69 (57.5) | 311 (85.2) |
| Length of stay | ||
| Median all attendances, median hours ± IQR | 3.8 ± 9.7 | 3.8 ± 3.2 |
| Mean all attendances, mean hours ± SD | 27.5 ± 99.9 | 19.1 ± 83.9 |
| Cardiology admissions, median days ± IQR | 4.7 ± 6.5 | 2.4 ± 2.7 |
| Angiography, median days ± IQR | 5.1 ± 6.6 | 2.9 ± 3.2 |
IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.