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Table 5 Details on Cardiac Teleconsultations

From: Teleconsultation service to improve healthcare in rural areas: acceptance, organizational impact and appropriateness

 

Specialist Consultation

GP's Decision

ED

Hosp

In-Clinic

Diagnostic

None

Therapy

Contact

TOTAL

ED

38 (20.0%)

4 (2.1%)

6 (3.2%)

36 (18.9%)

59 (31.3%)

35 (18.4%)

12 (6.3%)

190

Hosp

2 (33.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (16.7%)

2 (33.3%)

1 (16.7%)

0 (0%)

6

In-clinic

22 (3.6%)

6 (1.0%)

7 (1.1%)

65 (10.6%)

397 64.8%)

71 (11.6%)

45 (7.3%)

613

Diagnostic

5 (7.8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

9 (14.1%)

37 (57.8%)

7 (10.9%)

6 (9.4%)

64

None

1 (1.9%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

11 (20.4%)

29 (53.7%)

9 (16.7%)

4 (7.4%)

54

TOTAL

68

10

13

122

524

123

67

927

  1. GP indicates General Practitioner; ED, Emergency Departments; Hosp, Hospitalisations; In-Clinic, In-Clinic Visits; Diagnostic, Need for Diagnostics; None, No Action; Therapy, Therapy Change; Contact, Contact Reprogramming