Table 3 Comparison of factors associated with ECG > 10 min between pre- and post-intervention groups.

From: A modified cardiac triage strategy reduces door to ECG time in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction

Reasons for ECG > 10 min

Pre-intervention group

aN1/N2 (%)

Post-intervention group

aN1/N2 (%)

p value

STEMI without chest pain

3/8 (37.5%)

2/4 (50.0%)

1.00

Low triage level

9/10 (90.0%)

1/10 (10.0%)

< 0.01**

Walk-in patient

12/41 (29.2%)

3/34 (08.8%)

0.04*

Female gender

4/7 (57.1%)

3/8 (37.5%)

0.62

  1. ECG electrocardiogram, STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.
  3. aN1 represents number of STEMI patients with door-to-ECG > 10 min and N2 represents total numbers of STEMI patients.
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