Table 2.
Healthcare utilization in patients with non-cardiac chest pain, acute myocardial infarction and angina pectoris
| |
Non-cardiac chest pain (n = 99) |
Acute myocardial infarction (n = 51) |
Angina Pectoris (n = 49) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | |
| Mean number of primary care and out-patient contacts per patient (m ± SD) |
23.6 ± 27.0 |
30.0 ± 36.8 |
16.2 ± 13.4 |
33.6 ± 23.3 |
26.5 ± 23.0 |
38.3 ± 36.1 |
| Mean number of hospital admissions per patient (m ± SD) |
1.7 ± 1.4 |
0.9 ± 1.8 |
3.0 ± 1.6 |
0.6 ± 0.9 |
2.6 ± 1.7 |
1.3 ± 1.8 |
| Mean length of hospital stay, days per patient (m ± SD) | 3.4 ± 5.2 | 2.9 ± 9.4 | 9.0 ± 8.8 | 1.9 ± 3.8 | 6.8 ± 6.1 | 3.7 ± 8.3 |