Table 6 |
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Outcomes of patients with MI diagnosed clinically vs. MI diagnosed by screening |
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MI diagnosed by ICU team (N = 18) |
MI diagnosed by screening only (N = 23) |
p value1 |
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ICU mortality, N (%) |
7 (38.9) |
8 (34.8) |
1.0002 |
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Hospital mortality, N (%) |
9 (50) |
8 (34.8) |
0.3582 |
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ICU length of stay (mean days ± SD) |
12.1 ± 16.4 |
8.5 ± 10.1 |
0.5803 |
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Mean hospital length of stay (mean days ± SD) |
33.8 ± 34.6 |
23.5 ± 25 |
0.2873 |
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ICU = intensive care unit; MI = myocardial infarction; SD = standard deviation; 1p value indicates a two-way comparison; 2Chi-Square test; 3Mann-Whitney test. |
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Lim et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R36 doi:10.1186/cc6815 |
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