Table 4.

Interventions, medication prescriptions, hospital admissions, and subspecialist evaluations during and after the consultations to the ED

	Within 1 year before CCP	Within 1 year after CCP	Difference (%)
Interventions	127	51	60*
Prescription of medications during the ED admission	139	70	50
Admission to the hospital	19	15	21
Evaluation by other specialties in the ED	35	23	35
Consultation for an outpatient evaluation by another specialty after discharge from the ED	84	46	45

Interventions include imaging studies, nerve blocks, or other miscellaneous procedures. Data are presented as absolute numbers and net reduction (%) of interventions, medication prescriptions, hospital admissions, and subspecialist evaluations 1 year before and 1 year after initial consultation by the CCP.

*P < 0.0001.