Table 4: Resource utilization.
| Characteristic | Control number (%) | RUSH protocol number (%) | p |
| Radiological tests ordered (# ordered), mean ± SD | 7.9 ± 6.3 | 8.3 ± 5.5 | 0.72 |
| Echocardiograms ordered | 0.92 | ||
| 0 Echocardiograms | 37 (56.9) | 32 (53.3) | |
| 1 Echocardiogram | 25 (38.5) | 25 (41.7) | |
| 2 Echocardiograms | 3 (4.6) | 3 (5.0) | |
| Total lab tests ordered (# ordered), mean ± SD | 60.4 ± 76.9 | 60.1 ± 45.7 | 0.98 |
p: p-values based upon Welch’s T-test or Pearson Chi-Square.