Table 3.
Thirty‐Day Patient Outcomes Before (Preintervention) and After (Intervention) Initiation of an EDOU Algorithm for Managing Atrial Fibrillation
| Outcome | Preintervention (n=627) | Intervention (n=563) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of hospitalization, median (IQR), d (n=548) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 0.66 |
| Outpatient follow‐up, n (%) | 491 (78) | 448 (80) | 0.59 |
| Return ED visit | |||
| No. of patients (%) | 116 (19) | 95 (17) | 0.48 |
| No. of ED visits, No. of patients (%) (n=211)a | 0.85 | ||
| 1 | 94 (81) | 78 (82) | |
| 2 | 17 (15) | 13 (14) | |
| 3 | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | |
| 4 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
| Hospital admission | |||
| No. of patients (%) | 114 (18) | 87 (15) | 0.22 |
| No. of hospital admissions, n (%) (n=201)b | 0.53 | ||
| 1 | 99 (87) | 78 (90) | |
| 2 | 14 (12) | 9 (10) | |
| 3 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| Adverse events, n (%) (n=23)c | 0.95 | ||
| No. of patients (%) | 12 (2) | 11 (2) | |
| Death | 8 (37) | 5 (45) | |
| Cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 1 (8) | 1 (9) | |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 1 (8) | 1 (9) | |
| Bleeding | 2 (17) | 3 (27) | |
ED indicates emergency department; EDOU, emergency department observation unit.
a
Preintervention group, n=115; intervention group, n=93.
b
Preintervention group, n=113; intervention group, n=79.
c
Preintervention group, n=12; intervention group, n=11.