Table 1 Hospitalisation for suspected acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in Scotland, 1990–2000.
| ACS | AMI | Angina | Chest pain | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2000 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990 | 2000 | |
| Number of patients hospitalised | 25643 | 36187 | 13105 | 9153 | 5226 | 10593 | 8693 | 18933 |
| Population rates per 100000 | ||||||||
| Both sexes | 653 | 915 | 334 | 231 | 133 | 268 | 221 | 479 |
| Men | 800 | 1 065 | 421 | 294 | 155 | 311 | 270 | 539 |
| Women | 522 | 781 | 225 | 157 | 113 | 229 | 178 | 425 |
| <65 years | 417 | 606 | 162 | 102 | 89 | 142 | 191 | 400 |
| ⩾65 years | 1631 | 2136 | 1044 | 742 | 315 | 765 | 346 | 791 |
| Total bed days | 300304 | 225033 | 203398 | 96422 | 46173 | 62292 | 50733 | 66319 |
| Bed days/1000 population | 76.5 | 56.9 | 51.8 | 24.4 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 16.8 |
| Proportion of medical bed days | 16.6% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Proportion of all medical emergency admissions | 20.2% | 19.2% | 9.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 9.4% |
| Median length of stay (days) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Number of patients undergoing revascularisation within calendar year | 451 (1.8%) | 1 723 (4.8%) | 171 (1.3%) | 682 (7.5%) | 262 (5.0%) | 1 025 (9.7%) | 96 (1.1%) | 277 (1.5%) |
| 30 day case fatality | 11.9% | 5.5% | 22.2% | 19.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.7% |