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Table 1 Changes in the number of the different types of contact at the emergency department between pre-and post measurement.

From: What's the effect of the implementation of general practitioner cooperatives on caseload? Prospective intervention study on primary and secondary care

 

Emergency Department

 

Self referral

Referral by a physician

By ambulance

Total

Pre-measurement

587 (72%)

94 (12%)

134 (16%)

815

Post-measurement

578 (73%)

127 (16%)*

86 (11%)**

791

Total

1165

221

220

1606

  1. * significant increase (p < 0.05), ** significant decrease (p < 0.05)