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Table 4 Characteristics of the audited patients

From: Educational outreach visits to improve venous thromboembolism prevention in hospitalised medical patients: a prospective before-and-after intervention study

Demographic

Pre intervention (n = 150)

Post intervention (n = 150)

P Value

Age

Mean (SD)

70.8 (14.4)

72.4 (13.9)

0.33*

Sex

Number (%)

 

0.9^

    Male

84 (56)

83 (55.3)

 

    Female

66 (44)

67 (44.7)

 

Admitting specialty

  

0.98^

    Cardiology

91 (61)

90 (60)

 

    Oncology

3 (2)

3 (2)

 

    Thoracic medicine

6 (4)

5 (3.3)

 

    Gastroenterology

11 (7.3)

8 (5.3)

 

    Nephrology

9 (6)

9 (6)

 

    Neurology

13 (8.7)

12 (8)

 

    Rheumatology

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

 

    Cardiac investigations

12 (8)

18 (12)

 

    Immunology

4 (2.7)

4 (2.7)

 
  1. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to missing data. SD Standard Deviation; *T test; ^Chi-square.