Table 7.

Summary of studies examining early repatriation

Authors	Definition of early repatriation	Median time of repatriation	Frequency of early repatriation	STEMI period	Total population	Exclusion	Outcomes
Chan et al.4	“Immediate” (time not specified)	Not specified	81.2% (among transfer-centre presentation subcohort)	June 1, 2003–June 30, 2007	1479	Prolonged cardiac arrest without neurologic recovery	In-hospital mortality: PPCI-centre presentation 4.0% vs transfer-centre presentation 3.7% (P = 0.87). Transfer subcohort in-hospital mortality: repatriated 11.5% vs nonrepatriated 1.9% (P < 0.001)
Ting et al.5	≤ 24 h	21.8 h	Early repatriation 65.2% (total repatriation 83.2)	January 1, 2008–June 2014	979	Death ≤ 72 h	Repatriation index-admission mortality (OR 0.46; P = 0.15)
Abuzeid et al.6	Transfer at any point during PPCI hospitalisation	∼1.5 d	55%	January 1, 2010–December 31, 2012	860	Shock/death ≤ 24 h after hospitalization	30-day mortality: repatriated 2.8% vs nonrepatriated 5.1%, (P = 0.08). 1-year mortality: repatriated 6.7% vs nonrepatriated 5.6% (P = 0.545). 30-day MI readmission: repatriated 5.8% vs nonrepatriated 2.0% (P = 0.003). 1-year MI readmission: repatriated 12.1% vs nonrepatriated 5.8% (P = 0.02)

OR, odds ratio; PPCI, primary percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.