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Table 3 Assocations between guideline adherence and patient age, sex and diagnosis of AMI (multivariate analyses)

From: Guideline adherence among prehospital emergency nurses when caring for patients with chest pain: a prospective cohort study

 

Age > 73

Male sex

Acute myocardial infarction

P-value

Odds ratio

Confidence interval, 95%

P-value

Odds ratio

Confidence interval, 95%

P-value

Odds ratio

Confidence interval, 95%

Complete vital signs registered

0.026

1.49

1.05–2.11

0.504

0.89

0.63–1.26

0.105

0.68

0.42–1.09

ECG registered

0.358

1.24

0.79–1.94

0.011

0.55

0.35–0.87

0.076

2.30

0.92–5.76

Medical treatment

         

Oxygen

 < 0.001

2.05

1.62–2.60

0.461

1.09

0.57–1.37

 < 0.001

2.22

1.64–2.99

Acetylsalicylic acid

0.052

0.82

0.68–1.00

0.001

1.39

1.14–1.69

 < 0.001

2.94

2.24–3.86

Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate

0.429

0.93

0.78–1.11

0.839

0.98

0.82–1.17

 < 0.001

1.65

1.27–2.16

Oxycodone

0.411

0.92

0.76–1.12

0.001

1.40

1.14–1.70

 < 0.001

2.12

1.61–2.78

Ondansetron

0.016

0.72

0.55–0.94

0.253

0.86

0.66–1.12

 < 0.001

2.42

1.73–3.40

  1. Multivariate logistic regression analyses including age, sex and diagnosis of AMI on hospital discharge. Analyses excuted on the complete cohort, one analysis for each of the seven guideline objects
  2. ECG Electrocadiogram