Hospital department where thrombolytic treatment was given to eligible patients
| Where was treatment given | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency department | CCU direct admission | CCU (from emergency department) | Elsewhere in hospital | ||
| Data were available for analysis of 36746 patients. | |||||
| CCU, coronary care unit. | |||||
| 2000–1 | 3838 (56.5%) | 1300 (19.1%) | 1438 (21.2%) | 222 (3.3%) | 6798 |
| 2001–2 | 9986 (65.8%) | 2482 (16.4%) | 2167 (14.3%) | 539 (3.6%) | 15174 |
| 2002–3 | 10737 (72.7%) | 2398 (16.2%) | 1179 (8.0%) | 460 (3.1%) | 14774 |
| Difference (percentage points) | 16.2 | −2.9 | −13.2 | −0.2 | |
| 95% CI 2000–1 and 2002–3 | 14.8 to 17.6 | −1.8 to −4.0 | −12.1 to −14.2 | −0.4 to 0.7 | |