Secondary outcome measures
| All TCH | Erne | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers of patients for whom follow up data are available are in parenthesis. *Calculated with χ2 test; †calculated with Fisher’s exact test; ‡calculated with z test. CT, computed tomography. | |||
| Number having CT brain scans (n = 292) | 69 (42.1%) | 65 (50.8%) | 0.173* |
| Number transferred to other hospital (n = 271) | 14 (8.5%) | 13 (12.1%) | 0.445* |
| Number attending outpatient appointment within 3 months of admission (n = 251) | |||
| Any outpatient visit | 61 (39.1%) | 34 (35.6%) | 0.696* |
| Medical | 22 (14.1%) | 32 (33.7%) | <0.001* |
| Neurological | 42 (26.9%) | 2 (2.1%) | <0.001* |
| Inpatient mortality (n = 292) | 8 (4.9%) | 13 (10.2%) | 0.013* |
| Total mortality at 3 month follow up (n = 244) | 10 (8.6%) | 15 (11.7%) | 0.558* |
| Major change in diagnosis at 3 month follow up (n = 218) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.9%) | 0.240† |
| Number readmitted to hospital within 3 month follow up period (n = 202) | 16 (15.0%) | 16 (16.8%) | 0.862* |
| Number attending A&E within 3 month follow up period (n = 202) | 4 (3.7%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0.373† |
| Mean number of GP visits per patient within 3 month follow up period (n = 203) | 2.14 | 2.49 | 0.519‡ |