Table 5. Outcomes At Discharge And At 6 Months.
Secondary hospitals n = 43 (%) | TBH n = 33 (%) | p-value | |
At Discharge | |||
Mortality | 10 (23) | 2 (6) | 0.0326* |
Discharge medications (% of survivors) | |||
Asprin | 31 (94) | 30 (97) | 0.5918 |
β-blocker | 29 (88) | 30 (97) | 0.1851 |
ACE inhibitor | 25 (76) | 26 (84) | 0.4201 |
ARB | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | 0.5175 |
Statin | 30 (91) | 29 (94) | 0.6942 |
Spironolactone | 3 (9) | 2 (6) | 0.6942 |
Clopidogrel | 8 (24) | 9 (29) | 0.6646 |
Days in hospital (± SD) (% of survivors) | 6.14 (± 4.33) | 5.82 (± 5.26) | 0.2100 |
At 6 months | |||
Survived (expressed as % of entire group) | 29 (73) | 27 (90) | 0.0614 |
Survived (expressed as % of survivors at discharge) | 29 (97) | 27 (96) | 0.9247 |
Chest pain (% of survivors at 6 months) | |||
None | 17 (59) | 16 (59) | 0.6206 |
Occasional | 9 (31) | 10 (37) | 0.8540 |
CCS 2 | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | 0.5960 |
CCS 3 | 1 (3) | 0.(0) | 0.3302 |
Readmission to hospital (% of survivors at 6 months) | 9 (31) | 4 (15) | 0.1461 |
Subsequent angiography (% of survivors at 6 months) | 6 (21) | 3 (11) | 0.3248 |
Time from admission (months) | 3.86 (± 2.07) | 1.33 (± 0.58) | 0.0121* |
Coronary revascularisation within 6 months (n = 43 and 33) | 19 (44) | 28 (85) | 0.0001* |
CCS: Canadian Cardiovascular Society angina classification
*p-values calculated comparing TBH and secondary hospital groups, p < 0.05 was statistically significant.