Table 2.
Non-use of reperfusion treatment (hospital thrombolytic treatment or primary angioplasty) for patients with ST elevation infarction (n=31 497). Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Interventional hospitals
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Non-interventional hospitals
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiologist | Non-cardiologist | Risk ratio* | Cardiologist | Non-cardiologist | Risk ratio* | |
| Age (years): | ||||||
| <55 | 108/1156 (9.3) | 61/353 (17.3) | 0.54 | 198/2064 (9.6) | 330/2768 (11.9) | 0.80 |
| 55 to 64 | 138/1145 (12.1) | 63/365 (17.3) | 0.70 | 240/2281 (10.5) | 374/3319 (11.3) | 0.93 |
| 65 to 74 | 177/1201 (14.7) | 116/482 (24.1) | 0.61 | 390/2555 (15.3) | 625/3706 (16.9) | 0.91 |
| 75 to 84 | 225/1040 (21.6) | 171/477 (35.8) | 0.60 | 412/1996 (20.6) | 956/3711 (25.8) | 0.80 |
| ≥85 | 98/308 (31.8) | 105/213 (49.3) | 0.65 | 158/558 (28.3) | 503/1289 (39.0) | 0.73 |
| Age missing | 9/41 (22.0) | 5/30 (16.7) | 1.32 | 14/88 (15.9) | 73/351 (20.8) | 0.76 |
| Total | 755/4891 (15.4) | 521/1920 (27.1) | 0.57 | 1412/9542 (14.8) | 2861/15 144 (18.9) | 0.78 |
| Inter-hospital median (IQR) | 11 (4-19) | 25 (4-50) | 13 (4-21) | 18 (10-27) | ||
IQR=interquartile range.
*
For reperfusion treatment not being used for patients admitted under a cardiologist relative to patients admitted under a non-cardiologist.