|  | Dead within 30 days |  |  | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All patients (n = 4587)a | Yes (n = 500) | No (n = 4087) | Age adjusted | ||
p | OR (95% CI) | ||||
Age | 77 (43,91) | 83 (68,93) | 76 (39,90) | < 0.0001 |  |
  < =65 | 1197 (26.1) | 38 (7.6) | 1159 (28.4) |  | 1 |
 66–80 | 1505 (32.8) | 170 (34.0) | 1335 (32.7) |  | 3.88 (2.71,5.57) |
  > 80 | 1885 (41.1) | 292 (58.4) | 1593 (39.0) |  | 5.59 (3.95,7.90) |
Male sex | 2051 (44.7) | 252 (50.4) | 1799 (44.0) | 0.002 | 1.36 (1.12,1.64) |
Dyspnoea (418)* | 3302 (79.2) | 371 (83.4) | 2931 (78.7) | 0.96 | 0.99 (0.76,1.30) |
Ischemic heart disease (21) | 1140 (25.0) | 131 (26.3) | 1009 (24.8) | 0.07 | 0.82 (0.66,1.02) |
Heart failure (31) | 1262 (27.7) | 182 (36.7) | 1080 (26.6) | 0.16 | 1.16 (0.94,1.41) |
Hypertension (8) | 2114 (46.2) | 256 (51.2) | 1858 (45.6) | 0.15 | 0.87 (0.71,1.05) |
Diabetes (12) | 878 (19.2) | 106 (21.2) | 772 (18.9) | 0.76 | 1.04 (0.82,1.31) |
Atrial fibrillation (13) | 1277 (27.9) | 175 (35.1) | 1102 (27.0) | 0.92 | 1.01 (0.82,1.24) |
Pulmonary disease (89) | 1789 (39.8) | 169 (34.2) | 1620 (40.5) | 0.004 | 0.74 (0.61,0.91) |
Renal disease (12) | 499 (10.9) | 83 (16.6) | 416 (10.2) | 0.006 | 1.44 (1.11,1.87) |
System disease (15) | 307 (6.7) | 40 (8.0) | 267 (6.6) | 0.55 | 1.11 (0.78,1.58) |
Cancer (17) | 863 (18.9) | 149 (29.9) | 714 (17.5) | < 0.0001 | 1.67 (1.35,2.07) |
Psychiatric disorder (30) | 828 (18.2) | 74 (14.8) | 754 (18.6) | 0.84 | 0.97 (0.75,1.27) |
Pain (206) | 1098 (25.1) | 89 (19.6) | 1009 (25.7) | 0.05 | 0.78 (0.61,0.99) |
Syncope (19) | 63 (1.4) | 9 (1.8) | 54 (1.3) | 0.20 | 1.62 (0.78,3.36) |
Respiratory rate < 8 or > 25(breaths/min)(105) | 2104 (46.9) | 332 (67.9) | 1772 (44.4) | < 0.0001 | 2.19 (1.78,2.68) |
Oxygen saturation < 90 (%) (90) | 1485 (33.0) | 296 (60.3) | 1189 (29.7) | < 0.0001 | 3.06 (2.52,3.73) |
Systolic blood pressure < 90 (mmHg) (178) | 90 (2.0) | 37 (7.8) | 53 (1.3) | < 0.0001 | 6.45 (4.12,10.10) |
Heart rate < 40 or > 120 (beats/min) (95) | 517 (11.5) | 84 (17.1) | 433 (10.8) | < 0.0001 | 1.80 (1.39,2.34) |
Body temperature < 35.0 or > 41.0 (°C) (187) | 24 (0.5) | 10 (2.1) | 14 (0.4) | < 0.0001 | 6.38 (2.70,15.04) |
Degree of consciousness (RLS) > 2 (816) | 70 (1.9) | 27 (7.2) | 43 (1.3) | < 0.0001 | 5.56 (3.35,9.23) |
Pathological ECG (690) | 1153 (29.6) | 173 (38.1) | 980 (28.5) | 0.002 | 1.38 (1.13,1.70) |
Time from symptom to call (332) | 51 (0,339) | 50 (0,318) | 51 (0,340) | 0.41 | Â |
  < =12 h | 1470 (34.5) | 163 (34.8) | 1307 (34.5) |  | 1 |
 12–24 h | 210 (4.9) | 20 (4.3) | 190 (5.0) |  | 0.79 (0.48,1.30) |
 24–48 h | 357 (8.4) | 37 (7.9) | 320 (8.5) |  | 0.86 (0.59,1.26) |
 48–72 h | 420 (9.9) | 50 (10.7) | 370 (9.8) |  | 0.94 (0.67,1.33) |
  > 72 h | 1798 (42.3) | 199 (42.4) | 1599 (42.2) |  | 0.89 (0.71,1.12) |
Time from call to EMS arrival (58) | 18 (9,50) | 16 (8,44) | 18 (9,51) | 0.02 | Â |
 0–6 min | 100 (2.2) | 16 (3.2) | 84 (2.1) |  | 1 |
 7–12 min | 1110 (24.5) | 135 (27.2) | 975 (24.2) |  | 0.69 (0.39,1.23) |
 13–24 min | 1853 (40.9) | 198 (39.8) | 1655 (41.0) |  | 0.59 (0.33,1.04) |
  > 24 min | 1466 (32.4) | 148 (29.8) | 1318 (32.7) |  | 0.55 (0.31,0.98) |