Population
175 consultants in charge of coronary care units in the United Kingdom (134 responded)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Age-based CCU policies may restrict elderly access; this cross-sectional snapshot leaves open outcome effects and warrants prospective equity studies.
A significant proportion of UK coronary care units operate age-related policies that limit elderly patients' access to admission and thrombolysis, potentially excluding them from life-saving interventions.
Dudley et al. (1992) studied this question.
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