Table 3 Patients' characteristics.
From: GPs' reasons for referral of patients with chest pain: a qualitative study
P Nr | Age | Gender | History | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 31 | M | Precordial pain, for 4 weeks already, no risk factors | Cardiologist |
2 | 70 | F | Retrosternal pain, also shoulder and back, since the morning, cholesterol, diabetic. | ED, transport by family |
3 | 67 | M | Oppressive pain, sweating, since the morning, prostate metastasis, ST-elevation | ED, transport by GP |
4 | 53 | M | Oppressive pain, sweating, for minutes, dyspnoea, PTCA | ED, transport by ERT |
5 | 75 | F | Sometimes oppressive pain, for 10 days already, bypass, diabetes | Cardiologist |
6 | 30 | M | Oppressive pain, stress, for weeks, no risk factors | No referral |
7 | 82 | F | Epigastric pain, nightly, for 3 days already. Cholesterol, ECG normal | ED, transport by family |
8 | 67 | F | Angor precordial oppression, for months already, stress | Cardiologist |
9 | 80 | F | Angor precordial oppression, since?, diabetes, cholesterol | Cardiologist |
10 | 50 | F | Precordial oppression, tachypnoea, for 2 days already, familial problems | ED, refused |
11 | 65 | F | Precordial pain, 1 week, angor-like, stress | No referral |
12 | 75 | F | Precordial pain, since?, hypertension | Cardiologist |
13 | 50 | F | Precordial pain, rhythm disorder, one week | Cardiologist |
14 | 43 | F | Precordial pain, also back, since the previous night, ECG ST depletion | ED, transport by GP |
15 | 30 | F | Precordial pain, extrasystole, weeks?, stress | No referral |
16 | 80 | M | Retrosternal pain, hours, CABG antecedents, ECG ST elevation | Transport by ambulance |
17 | 67 | F | Retrosternal pain, only at night, for a week, cholesterol, obesity, diabetes | No referral |
18 | 30 | M | Pain hemithorax, no risk factors | No referral |
19 | 82 | F | Retrosternal pain, hours, CABG antecedents, ECG ST elevation | ED, transport by ambulance |
20 | 17 | F | Retrosternal pain, one day, fever | No referral |
21 | 62 | M | Retrosternal pain, for 10 days already, CABG | Cardiologist, refused |