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. 2011 Oct 13;27(4):438–444. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1911-6

Table 3.

Risk-Appropriate Clinical Care for Patients with Chest Pain by Intervention Status

Intervention [95% CI] Control [95% CI] P value
High risk patients (n = 1,327)
Primary outcomes
 Electrocardiogram performance 51% [47%, 56%] 48% [43%, 53%] 0.33
 Aspirin therapy 20% [17%, 23%] 18% [15%, 22%] 0.43
Secondary outcomes
 Cardiac stress testing 17% [14%, 20%] 16% [13%, 20%] 0.90
 Emergency department evaluation 12% [10%, 15%] 9% [7%, 12%] 0.10
 
Low risk patients (n = 5,756)
Primary outcome
 Cardiac stress testing 10% [9%, 12%] 9% [8%, 11%] 0.40
Secondary outcomes
 Electrocardiogram performance 46% [42%, 50%] 41% [37%, 45%] 0.08
 Aspirin therapy 7% [6%, 8%] 7% [6%. 9%] 0.56
 Emergency department evaluation 5% [4%, 6%] 5% [4%, 6%] 0.59