Table 3. Initial Medical Management.
Secondary hospitals n = 43 (%) | TBH n = 33 (%) | p-value | |
Aspirin | 35 (81) | 31 (94) | 0.9558 |
150 mg | 30 (70) | 28 (85) | 0.1253 |
300 mg | 5 (12) | 3 (9) | 0.7209 |
β-blocker | 15 (35) | 22 (67) | 0.0055* |
Nitrates | 25 (60) | 17 (56) | 0.6559 |
sub-lingual | 16 (40) | 9 (30) | 0.4046 |
intravenous | 9 (21) | 8 (24) | 0.7313 |
Heparin | |||
LMWH | 37 (86) | 32 (97) | 0.0829 |
UFH | 0 (0) | 0 | (0) |
Morphine | 7 (16) | 4 (12) | 0.6071 |
Dobutamine | 6 (14) | 1 (3) | 0.0829 |
LMWH: low-molecular weight heparin, UFH: unfractionated heparin.
*p-values calculated comparing TBH and secondary hospital groups, p < 0.05 was statistically significant.