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Table 2 Summary of crude outcome rates (within 7 days) across appointment length

From: Association between primary care appointment lengths and subsequent ambulatory reassessment, emergency department care, and hospitalization: a cohort study

Characteristic

Appointment Length

P-Value

15 Minutes

N = 11,222

30 Minutes

N = 11,222

N (%)

N (%)

Repeat Visits

605 (5.39)

619 (5.52)

0.6807

ED Visits

199 (1.77)

243 (2.17)

0.0345

Hospitalizations

78 (0.70)

116 (1.03)

0.0061

Diagnostic Laboratory

3,424 (30.51)

4,299 (38.31)

 < 0.0001

Diagnostic Laboratory (not including same day)

1,418 (12.64)

1,664 (14.83)

 < 0.0001

Diagnostic Imaging

1,928 (17.18)

3,161 (28.17)

 < 0.0001

Diagnostic Imaging (not including same day)

1,092 (9.73)

1,769 (15.76)

 < 0.0001