Table 2: Management and health outcomes by centre type.
| Outcome | PCI-capable centre; no. (%) of patients |
Non−PCI-capable centre; no. (%) of patients |
p value (χ2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 731* | n = 1450* | ||
| Primary PCI |
603 (82.5) |
946 (65.2) |
< 0.001 |
| Catheterization only |
84 (11.5) |
121 (8.3) |
0.02 |
| Fibrinolytic therapy |
6 (0.8) |
276 (19.0) |
< 0.001 |
| Rescue PCI |
5 (0.7) |
185 (12.8) |
< 0.001 |
| Pharmacoinvasive PCI |
1 (0.01) |
35 (2.4) |
< 0.001 |
| No reperfusion |
38 (5.2) |
107 (7.4) |
0.05 |
| Death in hospital |
48 (6.6) |
90 (6.2) |
0.7 |
| Death (90 d) |
57 (7.8) |
109 (7.5) |
0.8 |
| Repeat MI |
7 (1.0) |
21 (1.4) |
0.3 |
| Stroke |
5 (0.7) |
8 (0.6) |
0.7 |
| CABG |
38 (5.2) |
74 (5.1) |
0.9 |
| Major bleed (without CABG) |
15 (2.1) |
19 (1.3) |
0.2 |
| Length of stay ≤ 3 d† | 317 (46.8; n = 677) | 455 (33.5; n = 1360) | < 0.001 |
Note: CABG = coronary artery bypass graft, MI = myocardial infarction, PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention. *Unless otherwise indicated. †Number in parentheses is the number of patients with available values for that variable.