Predictors of Prolonged In-Hospital Stay After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Health care costs increase with prolonged in-hospital stays. Many factors influence the length of stay for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In this study, we aimed to determine the differences between long-stay and early discharged patients with STEMI. For this retrospective...

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Veröffentlicht in:Angiology 2016-09, Vol.67 (8), p.756-761
Hauptverfasser: Isik, Turgay, Ayhan, Erkan, Uluganyan, Mahmut, Gunaydin, Zeki Yuksel, Uyarel, Huseyin
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Zusammenfassung:Health care costs increase with prolonged in-hospital stays. Many factors influence the length of stay for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In this study, we aimed to determine the differences between long-stay and early discharged patients with STEMI. For this retrospective study, a total of 2486 consecutive patients with STEMI (mean age: 56.2 ± 11.7 years, 16.5% female) who had undergone primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) were enrolled. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on mean in-hospital stay:
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/0003319715617075