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. 2020 Nov 23;1(6):1168–1176. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12325

TABLE 2.

Incidence and pathway delays of STEMI patients undergoing PPCI according to lockdown period, from January 15, 2019 to April 14, 2020

Overall population (N = 2064) Prelockdown group (N = 1942) Lockdown group (N = 122)
N Median or Mean N Median or Mean N Median or Mean P value
Number of PPCI/month, mean 2064 138 [131;146] 1942 139 122 122 0.04
Patient delay, median
Symptom onset to FMC (min)
Overall population 2059 186 [51;100] 1937 181 [51;100] 122 263 [57;121] 0.09
According to FMC
EMS 1343 155 [50;164] 1268 154 [50;164] 75 175 [51–176] 0.65
ED 532 251[77;328] 501 238 [77;305] 31 450 [95;761] 0.04
Others 181 226 [15;281] 165 218 [12;280] 16 310 [72;329] 0.23
System delay, median
FMC to PPCI (min) 2061 119 [69;137] 1939 119 [69;136] 122 125 [72;144] 0.14
Symptom onset to PPCI (min), median 2040 296 [146;340] 1923 294 [145;340] 117 337 [160;360] 0.16

EMS, emergency medical system; ED, emergency department; FMC, first medical contact; min, minutes; N, number; PPCI, primary percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST‐elevation myocardial infarction.