Implementing Triage Standing Orders in the Emergency Department Leads to Reduced Physician-to-Disposition Times

Table 1

Characteristics of patients presenting with chest pain separated into standing orders and no-standing orders cohorts.

	Standing orders; ()	No-standing orders; ()	value
Male % ()	41.6% (62)	49.3% (75)	0.1781
Admit % ()	55.7% (83)	59.9% (91)	0.4489
Discharge % ()	37.6% (56)	36.2% (55)	0.4489
Age (mean)	46.9	47.8	0.6440