| Literature DB >> 76794 |
J D Hill, J R Hampton, J R Mitchell.
Abstract
Home and hospital management of patients with suspected myocardial infarction were compared in a randomised trial in which a hospital-based team responded to calls from general practitioners. 500 calls were received, and 349 patients (70%) were suspected of having myocardial infarction. Of these, 24% were excluded from the trial on predetermined medical and social grounds; for the remainder (76%) there was no significant difference in the 6-week mortality between the home group (13%) and the hospital group (11%). For the majority of patients to whom a general practitioner is called because of suspected infarction, hospital admission confers no clear advantage.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID： 76794 DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90190-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321