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Table 3 Major adverse events in public and private hospitals.

From: Socio economic crisis and mortality. Epidemiological testimony of the financial collapse of Argentina

 

Private

Hospitals

 

Public

Hospitals

 
 

Crisis

After Crisis

 

Crisis

After Crisis

 
 

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

p value

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

p value

Recurrent Ischemia

257 (22)

60 (16)

0.0063

304 (29)

169 (29)

0.9619

Myocardial infarction

96 (8.2)

12 (3.1)

0.0007

59 (5.6)

16 (2.7)

0.0090

CHF

143 (12)

29 (7.5)

0.0111

215 (20)

74 (13)

<0.0001

Cardiogenic Shock

38 (3.2)

12 (3.1)

0.9014

42 (4.0)

26 (4.4)

0.6427

Ventricular Fibrillation

56 (4.8)

12 (3.1)

0.1699

82 (7.7)

45 (7.7)

0.9824

Ventricular Tachycardia

39 (3.3)

6 (1.6)

0.0701

36 (3.4)

22 (3.8)

0.6726

Renal Failure

75 (6.4)

15 (3.9)

0.0688

54 (5.1)

18 (3.1)

0.0654

AV block

35 (3.0)

7 (1.8)

0.2246

41 (3.9)

12 (2.1)

0.0542

Stroke

4 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

0.6408

13 (1.2)

9 (1.5)

0.6553

In-Hospital Death

50 (4.2)

9 (2.3)

0.0897

89 (8.4)

41 (7.0)

0.3109

  1. CHF: Congestive heart failure, AV Block: Atrial Ventricular Block. Myocardial infarction rates significantly decreased over time, as life threatening arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia, atrio/ventricular blockade, renal failure, and in-hospital death.