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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 2.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Aug 31;51(5):561–570.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.05.016

Table 3.

Association between initial cardiology admission and process of care in the subgroup of patients without confirmed ACS.

Cardiology Service (n=218) Noncardiology Service (n=142) Adjusted OR (95% CI)*
Inhospital medication, %
Aspirin use 39 35 1.0 (0.4–2.6)
Heparin use 14 15 0.8 (0.4–1.7)
β-Blocker use 27 21 1.3 (0.5–3.1)
Ca2+-channel blocker use 5 4 1.6 (0.4–5.7)
Diagnostic evaluation, %
Noninvasive testing 78 51 3.3 (2.0–5.2)
Cardiac catheterization 10 1 6.9 (1.0–47)
Subsequent care, %
ED revisit or readmission 11 16 1.1 (0.6–2.1)
Outpatient follow-up 69 70 1.1 (0.7–1.8)
*

Adjusted for propensity of being admitted to cardiology, comorbidity score, predicted probability of acute cardiac ischemia, and intervention period. Reference group is noncardiology patients.