Key result
Hospitalization in an intensive care unit reduced mortality by 15% compared to conventional care among patients with myocardial infarction who survived the first 48 hours.
Why the study?
Does intensive care reduce the mortality rate in patients with myocardial infarcts?
Cohort (n=175)
No
Does intensive care reduce the mortality rate in patients with myocardial infarcts?
Effect estimate: ARR 15%
Absolute Event Rate: 20.7% vs 29.2%
p-value: p=0.0176
This historical paper evaluates the effect of intensive care on mortality in patients with myocardial infarction.
Supports ICU care for MI survivors beyond 48 hours; confirms mortality benefit in randomized evidence.
Howard J. Lockward, George A. F. Lundberg, Jr., M. E. Odoroff, Effect of Intensive Care on Mortality Rate of Patients with Myocardial Infarcts, Public Health Reports (1896-1970), Vol. 78, No. 8 (Aug., 1963), pp. 655-661
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Lockward et al. (1963) conducted a cohort in Myocardial infarction (n=175). Intensive care unit vs. Conventional care was evaluated on Mortality (excluding deaths within 48 hours of admission) (ARR 15%, p=0.0176). Hospitalization in an intensive care unit reduced mortality by 15% compared to conventional care among patients with myocardial infarction who survived the first 48 hours.
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