Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of all recruited patients divided between patients who were ultimately presented to the hospital and patients who stayed at home after EMSa consultation in this retrospective cohort study analyzing an AI algorithm in prehospital cardiac care.
| Characteristic | Hospital (n=7386) | Home (n=72) | |
| Women, n (%) | 3991 (54) | 37 (51) | |
| Age (year), mean (SD) | 68 (15) | 67 (12) | |
| Distance to hospital (km), mean (SD) | 11.6 (8.3) | 14.3 (12.0) | |
| Day of presentation, n (%) | |||
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Monday | 1414 (19) | 20 (28) |
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Tuesday | 1412 (19) | 13 (18) |
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Wednesday | 1224 (17) | 15 (21) |
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Thursday | 1196 (16) | 5 (7) |
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Friday | 1260 (17) | 10 (14) |
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Saturday | 438 (6) | 5 (7) |
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Sunday | 442 (6) | 4 (6) |
| Chest pain at presentation, n (%) | 2741 (37) | 31 (43) | |
| ACSb diagnosis, n (%) | 980 (13.3) | 4 (5.6) | |
aEMS: emergency medical service.
bACS: acute coronary syndrome.