Table 1.
Selected Parameters of the 604 Study Patients
| Variable | Palpitations (418 Patients; 12 295 Transmissions) | Presyncope (161 patients; 4510 Transmissions) | Chest Pain (25 patients; 817 Transmissions) | Total (604 Patients; 17 622 Transmissions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± 1 SD), y | 56 ± 18 | 59 ± 20 | 56 ± 22 | 57 ± 19 |
| Male gender, % | 36 | 74 | 40 | 39 |
| Average transmissions/patient | 29 ± 57 | 28 ± 58 | 33 ± 55 | 29 ± 57 |
| Notifications to physician, n (%) | 41 (0.33) | 45 (0.9) | 5 (0.61) | 91 (0.51) |
| MICU dispatches, n (%) | 11 (0.11) | 8 (0.17) | 0 | 22 (0.12) |
| Advice given to caller, n (%) | 128 (1.04) | 71 (1.57) | 14 (1.71) | 213 (1.21) |
| Relevant complaint,a n/total (%) | 7754/12 295 (63) | 436/4510 (10) | 438/817 (54) | 8628/17 622 (49) |
| Diagnostic real‐time ECG, n (% of relevant complaintsa) | 7443/7754 (96) | 253/436 (58) | 302/438 (69) | 7998/8628 (93) |
| Delay until transmission of 1st symptomatic episode, days | 2 ± 6 | 3 ± 8 | 1 ± 3 | 2 ± 7 |
Abbreviations: ECG, electrocardiogram; MICU, mobile intensive care unit, SD, standard deviation.
a
Relevant complaint refers to the complaint for which the patient was referred.