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. 2019 Jan;14(1):18–27.

Table 2.

Index-event characteristics in the study population in the first year (N=734)*

On-time Delayed P ** Median (IQR 25-75% ) of
D2D time
P ***
586 (79.8) 148 (20.1)
Pain-to-door (min) 230 (100-538) 322 (124-615) <0.001
Door-to-device (min) 50 (39-62) 165 (110-225) <0.001
ST-Elevation Leads * 0.041
         Precordial 268 (82.7) 56 (17.3) 0.118 55 (40-75)
         Lateral 88 (85.5) 15 (14.5) 0.153 54 (40-75)
         Inferior 246 (79.0) 65 (21.0) 0.507 53 (40-85)
         Posterior 64 (84.2) 12 (15.8) 0.352 55 (43-80)
         Right side 58 (85.3) 10 (14.7) 0.271 50 (39-64)
         BBB-MI 2 (40.0) 3 (60.0) 0.027 135 (48-216)
Culprit Vessel 0.463
         Left main 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 0.481 56 (-)
         LAD 267 (82.4) 57 (17.6) 0.177 55 (40-76)
         LCX 63 (86.3) 10 (13.7) 0.169 56 (40-76)
         RCA 161 (78.5) 44 (21.5) 0.483 55 (40-85)
         SVG 7 (87.5) 1 (12.5) 0.614 47 (37-59)
         Diagonal 19 (82.6) 4 (17.34) 0.815 59 (40-85)
         OM 26 (78.8) 7 (21.2) 0.961 62 (44-87)
         Ramus 0 2 (100) 0.038 179 (-)
         PDA 10 (62.5) 6 (37.5) 0.078 75 (42-118)
         PLB 13 (68.4) 6 (31.6) 0.193 68 (44-126)
Season 0.115
         Spring 105 (84.0) 20 (16.0) 0.204 53 (40-70)
         Summer 158 (79.4) 41 (20.6) 0.872 55 (41-87)
         Fall 228 (77.8) 65 (22.2) 0.265 56 (40-81)
         Winter 87 (81.3) 20 (18.7) 0.681 55 (44-82)
Route of Arrival 0.016
         Ambulance-PPCH 31 (81.9) 4 (10.9) 0.138 45 (34-55)
         Ambulance-NPPCH 27 (93.1) 2 (6.9) 0.084 50 (41-60)
         Self-transported 437 (79.5) 113 (20.5) 0.357 56 (42-85)
         Admitted patient 7 (63.6) 4 (36.4) 0.158 75 (34-160)
Work Shifts of ED 0.221
         One 267 (82.9) 55 (17.1) 0.063 55 (40-75)
         Two 174 (76.7) 53 (23.3) 0.153 57 (42-86)
         Three 145 (78.4) 40 (21.6) 0.571 55 (40-83)

BBB- MI, Bundle branch block myocardial infarction; LAD, Left anterior descending artery; LCX, Left circumflex artery; RCA, Right coronary artery; SVG, Saphenous vein graft, OM, Obtuse marginal; PDA, Posterior descending artery; PLB, Posterior left ventricular branch; PPCH, Primary percutaneous coronary intervention capable hospital; NPPCI, Non–primary percutaneous coronary intervention capable hospital; ED, Emergency Department; Work shifts of ED, Work shift of the emergency department as Shift 1: 8 Am to 4 PM, Shift 2: 4 PM to 12 AM, and Shift 3: 12 AM to 8 AM

*

Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR 25-75%).

**

P value for the comparison of the percentage of each contributing factor between the 2 groups (on time and delayed)

***

P value for the comparison of the median D2D time between the subgroups