Author:
Tsai Chang-Hung,Kung Pei-Tseng,Wang Shun-Mu,Tsai Tung-Han,Tsai Wen-Chen
Abstract
AbstractAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the second leading cause of mortality in Taiwan. The correlation between the workload of emergency physicians and the outcome of AMI remains unknown. To determine the effects of the workload of emergency physicians on the outcomes of AMI. We included 17 661 patients (age > 18 years) with STEMI undergoing PCI, who visited the emergency department between 2012 and 2018. We used the logistic regression model with generalized estimating equations (GEEs) to analyze the risk of death within 30 days after emergency department visit, the risk of emergency department revisits within 3 days, and the risk of readmission within 14 days in all subgroups. After covariate adjustment, the risk of mortality within 30 days after visiting the emergency department was significantly higher in the subgroup whose visiting emergency physicians had the highest workload (odds ratio [OR]: 1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12 to 1.72). Furthermore, the risk of revisiting the emergency department within 3 days after discharge from the hospital was significantly higher in the subgroup whose visiting emergency physicians’ workload was within the second and third quartiles (OR 1.85; 95% CI 1.18 to 2.89). The workload of emergency physicians appears to be positively correlated with the mortality risk of patients with STEMI undergoing PCI.
Funder
China Medical University, Taiwan
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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