Table 1 Characteristics of pre-HEINTS and HEINTS patients
|  | pre-HEINTS (N = 299) | HEINTS (N = 300) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
 age, mean (SD) | 54,7 (1.24) | 56.9 (1.20) | 0.186 |
 gender, male, N (%) | 136 (45.5) | 153 (51.0) | 0.191 |
Mode of presentation, N (%) | |||
 self-presenting | 123 (41.1) | 105/298 (35.2) |  |
 EMS ± physician | 176 (58.9) | 193/298 (64.8) | 0.152 |
Acuity, N (%) | |||
 acute | 181/295 (61.4) | 185 (61.7) |  |
 not acute | 114/295 (38.6) | 115 (37.3) | 1.000 |
Process times, min (%) | |||
 door-to-doctor time, min (SD) | 45.8 (5.91) | 36.7 (3.42) | 0.186 |
 treatment duration, min (SD) | 288.1 (12.57) | 136.2 (6.60) | <.001 |
Resource utilization, N (%) | |||
 CT | 118 (39.5) | 92 (30.7) | 0.023 |
 MRI | 67 (22.4) | 59 (19.7) | 0.409 |
 lumbar puncture | 15 (5.0) | 9 (3.0) | 0.205 |
 laboratory examination | 287 (96.0) | 273 (91.0) | 0.006 |
 ECG | 188 (62.9) | 158 (52.7) | 0.011 |
  ≥ 1 consultation | 136 (45.5) | 102 (34.0) | 0.004 |
Disposition, N (%) | |||
 hospital admission | 137 (45.8) | 139 (46.3) | 0.900 |
 discharge | 148 (49.5) | 149 (49.7) | 0.967 |
 DAMA | 10 (3.3) | 8 (2.7) | 0.627 |
 LWBS | 4 (1.4) | 4 (1.3) | 1.000 |