Table 2. In-hospital Medications Used by Patients With and Without Serious Infections.
Medications | Serious Infection n/N (%) |
No Serious Infection n/N (%) |
---|---|---|
Antibiotics | 123/138 (89.1%) | 662/5606 (11.8%) |
Aspirin | 128/138 (92.8%) | 5444/5601 (97.2%) |
Thienopyridines | 115/117 (98.3%) | 5206/5249 (99.2%) |
Abciximab | 50/84 (59.5%) | 2527/3903 (64.7%) |
Eptifibatide | 25/84 (29.8%) | 1121/3903 (28.7%) |
Tirofiban | 9/84 (10.7%) | 255/3903 (6.5%) |
Statins | 109/138 (79%) | 5118/5602 (91.4%) |
ACE inhibitors | 98/138 (71%) | 4459/5600 (79.6%) |
Beta-blockers | 97/138 (70.3%) | 4770/5600 (85.2%) |
ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme.