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Table 1 Demographics and patients characteristics

From: Headaches in the emergency department –a survey of patients’ characteristics, facts and needs

 

Both hospitals

n = 415 (%)

Linz, Austria

n = 231 (%)

Milan, Italy

n = 184 (%)

p-value

Age (y), M, SD,

43.32 ± 17.72

42.37 ± 17.74

51.26 ± 16.46

<.001

(range)

(15–96)

(15–96)

(15–85)

 

Female

268 (65.0)

141 (39.0)

126 (68.5)

.000

Male

147 (35.0)

90 (61.0)

58 (31.5)

.000

Mean time since onset (in hours)

 

20.71 ± 88.31 (range 0–1095 h)

175.56 ± 476.72 (range 0.33–4120 h)

.000

Neurological Exam

301 (72.5)

197 (85.3)

104 (56.5)

.000

Technical investigation

 Head CT

221 (53.2)

109 (47.2)

112 (60.96)

.007

 Brain MRI

7 (1.7)

4 (1.7)

3 (1.6)

.445

 Angio-CT

12 (2.9)

4 (1.7)

8 (4.3)

.144

 Lumbar puncture

5 (1.2)

2 (0.9)

3 (1.6)

.659

 Facial TC Scan

6 (1.4)

0 (0)

6 (1.6)

 

 EEG

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

 

 Cervical RX

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

 

Other examination

 Blood test

333 (80.0)

163 (58.2)

170 (46.1)

 

 ECG

225 (54.0)

42 (15.0)

183 (49.7)

 

 ENT examination

5 (1.2)

5 (1.8)

0 (0)

 

Ophthalmological examination

4 (1.0)

4 (1.2)

0 (0)

 
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