Variable | Prehospital physician | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Present | Absent | ||
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin. | |||
Sample size | 1045 | 594 | |
Medications before and during hospitalisation | |||
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa | 18 | 22 | 0.019 |
Aspirin | 96 | 97 | 0.281 |
ACE inhibitor | 63 | 61 | 0.525 |
β Blocker | 87 | 93 | <.001 |
Calcium channel blocker | 11 | 14 | 0.101 |
Intravenous nitrates | 67 | 52 | <0.001 |
Lipid lowering | 73 | 71 | 0.389 |
Heparin: other | 40 | 36 | 0.101 |
LMWH: other | 52 | 19 | <0.001 |
Ticlopidine/clopidogrel | 64 | 40 | <0.001 |
Procedures in hospital | |||
Angiography | 72 | 41 | <0.001 |
PCI | |||
Urgent | 29 | 25 | 0.133 |
Non-urgent | 29 | 12 | <0.001 |
CABG | 2 | 1 | 0.665 |
Urgent | |||
Non-urgent | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |