Association between using a prehospital assessment unit and hospital admission and mortality: a matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to compare hospital admission and 30-day mortality between patients assessed by the prehospital assessment unit (PAU) and patients not assessed by the PAU.

Design

This was a matched cohort study.

Setting

This study was conducted between November 2021 and October 2022 in Region Zealand, Denmark.

Participants

989 patients aged >18, assessed by the PAU, were identified, and 9860 patients not assessed by the PAU were selected from the emergency calls using exposure density sampling.

Exposure

Patients assessed by the PAU. The PAU is operated by paramedics with access to point-of-care test facilities. The PAU is an alternative response vehicle without the capability of transporting patients.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

SUBMITTER: Wolthers SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature