| Direct referral | Routine referral | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Suitable for direct referral | Unsuitable for direct referral | ||
| Patients, n | 19 | 5 | 24 |
| Male, n (%) | 12 (63) | 2 (40) | 16 (67) |
| Age, years (range) | 79 ± 8 (64–91) | 70 ± 18 (48-87) | 82 ± 7 (63-93) |
| Syncope, n (%) | 11 (58) | 4 (80) | 18 (75) |
| †Heart rate ≤50 bpm, n (%) | 13 (72)* | 2 (50) | 6 (26) |
| Paced for AVB | 17 (89)* | 2 (40) | 12 (50) |
| Time (days) | |||
| Admission to referral | 0.1 ± 0.3* (0-1) | 0.8 ± 0.8 (0-2) | 5.8 ± 8.4 (0-32) |
| Referral to transfer | 0.2 ± 0.4* (0-1) | 2.8 ± 2.0 (1-6) | 2.9 ± 3.8 (0-13) |
| Transfer to pacing | 0.4 ± 0.7 (0-2) | 0.8 ± 1.8 (0-4) | 0.6 ± 0.8 (0-3) |
| Admission to pacing | 0.6 ± 0.7* (0-2) | 4.4 ± 3.2 (2-10) | 9.2 ± 8.6 (1-33) |
↵† data not available in 3 patients (1 from each group).
* p < 0.01 between patients who were and were not directly referred.