Off-hour admission and outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions

• Published in: The American heart journal Vol. 169; no. 1; pp. 62 - 68
• Main Authors: Sorita, Atsushi, MD, MPH, Lennon, Ryan J., MS, Haydour, Qusay, MD, Ahmed, Adil, MD, MSc, Bell, Malcolm R., MD, Rihal, Charanjit S., MD, Gersh, Bernard J., MB, ChB, DPhil, Holmen, Jody L., RN, Shah, Nilay D., PhD, Murad, Mohammad Hassan, MD, MPH, Ting, Henry H., MD, MBA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: After-Hours Care; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angioplasty; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Female; Heart attacks; Hospital Mortality; Hospitals; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Shock, Cardiogenic; United States > US; Minnesota

Background Prior studies have suggested that patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who are admitted during off-hours (weekends, nights and holidays) have higher mortality when compared with patients admitted during regular hours. Methods We analyzed consecutive patients with AMI (ST-elevat...