Table 3

Comparison of pain to door, door to decision, door to needle, and pain to needle times

Time periods (minutes)
Pain to doorDoor to decisionPain to needleCall to needleDoor to needle
Emergency department n = 56/89
Mean1453719311047
Median (95% CI)110 (92 to 125)29 (25 to 33)161 (142 to 177)8437 (33 to 44)
Range0 to 7486 to 25156 to 85635 to 99010 to 256
Coronary care n = 69/100
Mean1383722714188
Median (95% CI)108 (83 to 121)30 (23 to 38)195 (180 to 209)12380 (70 to 89)
Range22 to 7555 to 26870 to 88066 to 85820 to 330
Mann–Whitney3-150 4301.54308.03377.5826.01449.0
p Value0.6920.7050.004< 0.0001< 0.0001
  • ↵3-150 Mann-Whitney U test significance score for non-normally distributed populations.