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Table 2 Hospital Profiles, Diagnosis, procedures and Medications

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

STEMI

411 (35)

150 (39)

 

443 (42)

175 (30)

 

NonSTEMI / UA

771 (65)

237 (61)

 

621 (58)

412 (70)

 

Cardiac Catheterization

616 (52)

241 (62)

0.0006

343 (33)

219 (38)

0.0382

PCI

356 (30)

168 (43)

<0.0001

67 (6.4)

54 (9.2)

0.0373

CABG

115 (9.8)

28 (7.3)

0.1355

16 (1.5)

12 (2.1)

0.4412

Echocardiography

774 (66)

217 (57)

0.0006

365 (35)

219 (38)

0.2018

PA catheter

104 (8.8)

17 (4.4)

0.0050

29 (2.7)

17 (2.9)

0.8377

Invasive Respiratory Assistance

139 (12)

30 (7.8)

0.0263

74 (7.0)

30 (5.2)

0.1433

In hospital

medication

     

Aspirin

1137 (96)

379 (98)

0.1001

1027 (97)

571 (97)

0.4044

Beta blockers

1049 (89)

358 (93)

0.0120

928 (87)

524 (89)

0.2213

ACE inhibitors

740 (63)

265 (69)

0.0502

698 (66)

407 (69)

0.1566

Clopidogrel

429 (37)

205 (53)

<0.0001

114 (11)

58 (10)

0.5095

Statins

462 (39)

216 (56)

<0.0001

269 (26)

309 (53)

<0.0001

Low molecular weight heparins

626 (54)

291 (76)

<0.0001

324 (31)

294 (50)

<0.0001

Thrombolytics

142 (12)

33 (8.6)

0.0586

203 (19)

88 (15)

0.0373

  1. Values are expressed as numbers and proportions.
  2. STEMI: ST-segment myocardial infarction, non-STEMI / UA: non-ST-segment myocardial infarction and Unstable Angina, PCI: percuntaneous coronary intervention; CABG: Coronary artery by-pass grafting; PA: Pulmonary artery catheter