Table 2.
Treatment and crude mortality among transferred v non-transferred patients and rural v urban patients
| Non-Transferred N = 132,765 |
Transferred N = 51,530 |
Urban N = 148,471 |
Rural N = 35,824 |
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| Continuous Variables | ||||||
| Mean | Mean | p-value | Mean | Mean | p-value | |
| Length of Stay | 8.2 | 5.9 | < 0.001 | 7.9 | 5.9 | < 0.001 |
| Categorical Variables | ||||||
| % | % | % | % | |||
| ASA if Eligible | 84 | 89 | < 0.001 | 87 | 82 | < 0.001 |
| Beta Blocker if Eligible | 50 | 57 | < 0.001 | 54 | 44 | < 0.001 |
| ACE-I if Eligible | 33 | 21 | < 0.001 | 31 | 28 | < 0.001 |
| Thrombolytics if Eligible | 53 | 71 | < 0.001 | 58 | 62 | < 0.001 |
| Tobacco Cessation Counseling | 6 | 6 | 0.02 | 6 | 5 | < 0.001 |
| Died Within 30 Days | 19 | 11 | < 0.001 | 16 | 18 | < 0.001 |