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Table 6 Outcomes of patients with MI diagnosed clinically vs. MI diagnosed by screening

From: Detecting myocardial infarction in critical illness using screening troponin measurements and ECG recordings

 

MI diagnosed by ICU team (N = 18)

MI diagnosed by screening only (N = 23)

p value1

ICU mortality, N (%)

7 (38.9)

8 (34.8)

1.0002

Hospital mortality, N (%)

9 (50)

8 (34.8)

0.3582

ICU length of stay (mean days ± SD)

12.1 ± 16.4

8.5 ± 10.1

0.5803

Mean hospital length of stay (mean days ± SD)

33.8 ± 34.6

23.5 ± 25

0.2873

  1. ICU = intensive care unit; MI = myocardial infarction; SD = standard deviation; 1p value indicates a two-way comparison; 2Chi-Square test; 3Mann-Whitney test.