Table 4.

Direct admission to catheter laboratory vs ED admission

Study ID	Number of participants	Time; pathway group (minutes)	Time; control group (minutes)	P value
Carstensen et al. 2007 [21]	P N=108,	MD=154 (IQR 120-233)	MD= 249 (IQR 184-405)	P<0.001
	C N=193
Bång et al. 2008 [23]	P N=115,	MD=184	MD=238	P<0.02
	C N=66	(IQR NR)	(IQR NR)
Dorsch et al. 2008 [22]	P N=172	MD=105	MD=143	P<0.001
	C N=215	(IQR NR)	(IQR NR)
Majumder et al. 2011 [25]	P N=200	MD=106 (IQR 91-132)	MD=130 (IQR 103-164)	p<0.005
	C N=161
Cheskes et al. 2011 [26]	P N=80	MD=70 (IQR 24)	MD=107 (IQR 30)	P<0.001
	C N=95
Bagai et al. 2013a [27]	P N=1316	MD=68 (IQR 54-85)	MD=88 (IQR 73-106)	P<0.001
	C N=11265
Bagai et al. 2013b [28]	P N=28	MD=75 (IQR 59-93)	MD=90 (IQR 76-109)	P<0.001
	C N=1401

N= Numbers.

P= Pathway.

C= Control.

MD= Median.

IQR= Interquartile range.

NR= Not reported.

Symptom onset to balloon time.