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Table 3 Primary in-hospital destinations, PTCA interventions within 30 days of presentation and discharge diagnoses for the 74 admitted patients.

From: Patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome in a university hospital emergency department: an observational study

Risk category

Admitted

Primary in-hospital destination (%)

PTCA (%)

Discharge diagnoses (%)

  

W

ICW

CICU

Total

 

QMI

NQMI

UA

AP

CP NUD

Other

Total

I

6

-

17

83

100

17

67

33

-

-

-

-

100

II

26

-

67

33

100

30

-

11

26

22

22

19

100

III

32

3

81

16

100

2

-

6

6

9

34

44

100

IV

10

50

50

-

100

0

-

-

-

10

40

50

100

All

74

7

68

25

100

6

5

9

12

13

28

32

100

  1. W, general ward; ICW, intermediate care ward; CICU, cardiac intensive care unit; PTCA, ballon angioplasty; QMI, Q-wave myocardial infarction; NQMI, non-Q-wave MI; UA, unstable angina pectoris; AP, stable angina pectoris; CP NUD, chest pain, unspecific.