Table 2.
NSTE-ACS pathway durations from the department of emergency medicine to the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
| Number (%) | Median | IQR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis time (From EM registration time to cardiology consultation order) | 275 (91.7) | 2:37:31 | 2:58:45 |
| Consultation time (From the cardiology consultation order to cardiology consult notes in integrated electronic patient system | 201 (67.0) | 1:14:28 | 2:02:33 |
| Aspirin prescription time (From arrival to presen ption time) | 263 (87.7) | 4:31:59 | 5:36:01 |
| Aspirin administration time (From prescription to administration time) | 261 (87.0) | 1:50:48 | 11:39:59 |
| Clopidogrel prescription time (From arrival to prescription time) | 186 (62.0) | 5:58:51 | 5:03:51 |
| Clopidogrel administration time (From prescription to administration time) | 184 (61.3) | 2:21:48 | 10:23:26 |
| Heparin prescription time (From arrival to prescription time) | 123 (41.0) | 5:43:59 | 5:56:07 |
| Heparin administration time (From prescription to administration time) | 122 (40.7) | 2:29:57 | 5:51:09 |
| Nitroglycerin prescription time (From arrival to prescription time) | 101 (33.7) | 5:13:47 | 18:50:31 |
| Nitroglycerin administration time (From prescription to administration time) | 65 (21.7) | 0:38:32 | 1:59:46 |
| Morphine prescription time (From arrival to prescription time) | 30 (10.0) | 6:00:13 | 47:23:17 |
| Morphine administration time (From prescription to administration time) | 26 (8.7) | 1:25:40 | 3:41:56 |
| Disposition order time (From arrival to admission order done by the cardiology team) | 300 (100.0) | 5:19:10 | 3:53:29 |
| Admission time (From admission order to physical presence in the bed) | 300 (100.0) | 10:20:12 | 6:26:05 |
| Catheterization laboratory time (From arrival to catheterization laboratory) | 79 (26.3) | 28:45:01 | 51:01:05 |
| Cardiac surgery time (From arrival to cardiac surgery) | 24 (8.0) | 222:30:15 | 265:11:32 |
Median and IQR in hours:minutes:seconds.