Carbon emission reduction in group 2 | Admission within 90 days of clinic | Admissions related to gastro issues during clinic appt | Mortality within 90 days of appointment | No of blood tests ordered as clinic outcome | ||||||||||
Reduction in CO2 emission (kg) | Reduction in CO2 emissions (%) | Group 1 | Group 2 | P value | Group 1 | Group 2 | P value | Group 1 | Group 2 | P value | Group 1 | Group 2 | P value | |
Tertiary | 486.01 | 99.34 | 29 | 17 | 0.2112 | 6 | 6 | 1.0000 | 9 | 6 | 0.7525 | 134 | 78 | 0.0831 |
Non-tertiary | 673.91 | 99.40 | 49 | 45 | 0.8072 | 22 | 15 | 0.4242 | 11 | 10 | 0.8430 | 208 | 147 | 0.1263 |
Overall | 1159.92 | 99.37 | 78 | 62 | 0.4267 | 28 | 21 | 0.4890 | 20 | 16 | 0.6893 | 342 | 225 | 0.0256 |
The first column outlines the CO2 emissions reduction in group 2. The subsequent columns compare the outcomes of the appointments between group 1 and group 2 when looking at admissions, including those related to underlying gastroenterolical diagnosis, at 90 days,deaths within 90 days and the number of blood tests requested.
CO2, carbon dioxide.