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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of patients in the control and intervention groups.

From: Economic evaluation of a clinical protocol for diagnosing emergency patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

 

Control n = 185

Intervention n = 745

Age

56.2 (SD 18.4)

55.0 (SD 19.1)

Gender (% male)

40.5

42.9

Positive diagnosis of PE on imaging* (%)

12.0

9.5

  1. SD = standard deviation
  2. *positive diagnosis of PE on imaging is derived from high probability VQ or positive CTPA or positive lower limb venous ultrasound.