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Table 4 Direct admission to catheter laboratory vs ED admission

From: The impact of direct admission to a catheterisation lab/CCU in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction on the delay to reperfusion and early risk of death: results of a systematic review including meta-analysis

Study ID

Number of participants

Time; pathway group (minutes)

Time; control group (minutes)

P value

Carstensen et al. 2007[21]

P N=108,

MD=154 (IQR 120-233)

MD= 249 (IQR 184-405)

P<0.001

C N=193

BÃ¥ng et al. 2008[23]

P N=115,

MD=184

MD=238

P<0.02

C N=66

(IQR NR)

(IQR NR)

Dorsch et al. 2008[22]

P N=172

MD=105

MD=143

P<0.001

C N=215

(IQR NR)

(IQR NR)

Majumder et al. 2011[25]

P N=200

MD=106 (IQR 91-132)

MD=130 (IQR 103-164)

p<0.005

C N=161

Cheskes et al. 2011[26]

P N=80

MD=70 (IQR 24)

MD=107 (IQR 30)

P<0.001

C N=95

Bagai et al. 2013a[27]

P N=1316

MD=68 (IQR 54-85)

MD=88 (IQR 73-106)

P<0.001

C N=11265

Bagai et al. 2013b[28]

P N=28

MD=75 (IQR 59-93)

MD=90 (IQR 76-109)

P<0.001

C N=1401

  1. N= Numbers.
  2. P= Pathway.
  3. C= Control.
  4. MD= Median.
  5. IQR= Interquartile range.
  6. NR= Not reported.
  7. Symptom onset to balloon time.