Table 1
Impact of establishing STEMI network on the study patients management and outcome.
| GROUP I (N = 140) | GROUP II (N = 212) | P VALUE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest pain to FMC (hr) | Median (IQR) | 4.00 | 2.00–5.00 | 4.00 | 2.00–6.00 | 0.36 |
| Total ischemic time (min) | Median (IQR) | 270 | 171–420 | 270 | 200–420 | 0.48 |
| Door to needle (min) | Mean (SD) | 33.24 | 15.23 | 32.19 | 15.05 | 0.81 |
| Door to balloon (min) | Mean (SD) | 54.37 | 32.69 | 44.12 | 27.70 | 0.01 |
| CCU stay (days) | Mean (SD) | 3.0 | 2.0–4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0-3.0 | <0.001 |
| hospital stay (days) | Mean (SD) | 5 | 4-6 | 4 | 3–4 | <0.001 |
| LVEF | Mean (SD) | 51.3% | 10.7 | 55.4 | 9.1 | <0.001 |
| Streptokinase | Number (%) | 51 | 36.4% | 16 | 7.5% | <0.001 |
| Primary PCI | Number (%) | 84 | 59.8% | 163 | 77.1% | P =< 0.002 |
| In-hospital mortality | Number (%) | 9 | 6.4% | 6 | 2.8% | 0.10 |
Figure 1
Impact of establishing STEMI network on the study patients’ management.
Figure 2
Impact of establishing STEMI network on in-hospital mortality.