Why the study?
Does ambulance transport correlate with different hospital mortality and morbidity in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction?
Population
681 patients admitted to the coronary care unit at Sahlgrenska hospital due to suspected acute myocardial…
Comparison
Ambulance transport to hospital vs Non-ambulance transport to hospital
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
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Ambulance transport flags higher-risk suspected MI patients for prioritized evaluation; this cohort association leaves open targeted early-intervention trials.
Does ambulance transport correlate with different hospital mortality and morbidity in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction?
Patients with suspected acute MI who use ambulance transport have higher early mortality and larger infarcts, indicating a higher-risk population suitable for early intervention studies.
Herlitz et al. (1987) studied this question.
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