ORIGINA CMUIC0ATIONSt" ANALYSIS OF PREHOSPITAL DELAY AMONG INNER CITY PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION Luther T. Clark, MD, Sai V. Bellam, MD, Anjana H. Shah, MD, and Joseph G. Feldman, DrPH Brooklyn, New York
In this study, we analyzed the duration and determinants of prehospital delay in a group of inner-city patients hospitalized with suspected myocardial infarction. The average prehospital delay was 11.9 ± 25.1 hours. Mean and median delays were similar for males (mean: 10.9±24.2 hours; median: 2.8 hours) and females (mean: 12.7±25.7 hours; median: 3.5 hours), but were longer for blacks (mean: 13.1± 27.5 hours, P
In this study, we analyzed the duration and determinants of prehospital delay in a group of inner-city patients hospitalized with suspected myocardial infarction. The average prehospital delay was 11.9 ± 25.1 hours. Mean and median delays were similar for males (mean: 10.9±24.2 hours; median: 2.8 hours) and females (mean: 12.7±25.7 hours; median: 3.5 hours), but were longer for blacks (mean: 13.1± 27.5 hours, P
