Impact of Time of Admission on Treatment and Outcome of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
B Maier, JU Röhnisch, S Behrens, C Graf-Bothe, H Kuckuck, R Schoeller, H Schuehlen, H Theres · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2009 · Heft 01
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Background: Previous analyses have suggested that patients with AMI admitted to hospital on weekends have higher mortality rates than those admitted on weekdays. We investigated the effect of time of admission in an urban setting, with comprehensive 24-hour emergency service availability. Methods: This study analyzes the data from 3,459 patients with STEMI from the Berlin Myocardial Infarction Registry. Data from 1999/2000 (n=1.993) and 2004/2005 (n=1.466) are compared, with differentiation of patients admitted during in- and off-normal working hours. Results: PCI as reperfusion therapy was performed in 30,0% of…
