Off-hour presentation and outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between off-hour (weekends and nights) presentation, door to balloon times, and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Data sources

Medline in-process and other non-indexed citations, Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus through April 2013.

Study selection

Any study that evaluated the association between time of presentation to a healthcare facility and mortality or door to balloon times among patients with acute myocardial infarction was included.

Data extraction

Studies' characteristics and outcomes data were extracted. Quality of studies was assessed with the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. A random effect meta-analysis model was applied. Heterogeneity was assessed using the Q stati

SUBMITTER: Sorita A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3898160 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature