Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Feb 2012)

Hora da admissão na unidade de emergência e mortalidade hospitalar na síndrome coronária aguda Emergency service admission time and in-hospital mortality in acute coronary syndrome

  • Julio Yoshio Takada,
  • Larissa Cardoso Roza,
  • Rogério Bicudo Ramos,
  • Solange Desiree Avakian,
  • José Antonio Franchini Ramires,
  • Antonio de Pádua Mansur

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 98, no. 2
pp. 104 – 110

Abstract

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FUNDAMENTO: Há controvérsias sobre a hora da admissão e os desfechos hospitalares da síndrome coronária aguda (SCA). A admissão em horários não regulares seria associada ao pior prognóstico dos pacientes. OBJETIVO: Analisar a influência da hora da admissão na internação prolongada e na mortalidade de pacientes com SCA, segundo os períodos diurno (das 7h às 19h) e noturno (das 19h às 7h). MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados, prospectivamente, 1.104 pacientes consecutivos com SCA. O óbito intra-hospitalar e a internação igual ou superior a cinco dias foram os desfechos analisados. RESULTADOS: A admissão no período diurno foi maior em comparação ao noturno (63% vs. 37%; p BACKGROUND: The relationship between admission time to an emergency service and in-hospital outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is controversial. Admission during off-hours would be associated with worse prognosis. OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of admission time on prolonged hospitalization and mortality for ACS patients, regarding regular hours (7AM-7PM) and off-hours (7PM-7AM). METHODS: The study assessed prospectively 1,104 consecutive ACS patients. In-hospital mortality and length of hospital stay > 5 days were the outcomes analyzed. RESULTS: Admission during regular hours was greater as compared with that during off-hours (63% vs. 37%; p 5 days were as follows: age [OR 1.042 (95%CI: 1.025 - 1.058), p < 0.001]; ejection fraction (EF) [OR 0.977 (95%CI: 0.966 - 0.988), p < 0.001]; NSTEMI [OR 1.699 (95%CI: 1.221 - 2.366), p = 0.001]; and smoking [OR 1.723 (95%CI: 1.113 - 2.668), p = 0.014]. Predictive factors for in-hospital mortality were as follows: age [OR 1.090 (95%CI: 1.047 - 1.134), p < 0.001]; EF [OR 0.936 (95%CI: 0.909 - 0.964), p < 0.001]; and surgical treatment [OR 3.781 (95%CI: 1.374 - 10.409), p = 0.01]. CONCLUSION: Prolonged length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality in ACS patients do not depend on admission time.

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