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Table 2 Healthcare utilization in patients with non-cardiac chest pain, acute myocardial infarction and angina pectoris

From: Societal costs of non-cardiac chest pain compared with ischemic heart disease - a longitudinal study

 

Non-cardiac chest pain (n = 99)

Acute myocardial infarction (n = 51)

Angina Pectoris (n = 49)

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 1

Year 2

Year 1

Year 2

Mean number of primary care and out-patient contacts per patient (m ± SD)

23.6 ± 27.0

30.0 ± 36.8

16.2 ± 13.4

33.6 ± 23.3

26.5 ± 23.0

38.3 ± 36.1

Mean number of hospital admissions per patient (m ± SD)

1.7 ± 1.4

0.9 ± 1.8

3.0 ± 1.6

0.6 ± 0.9

2.6 ± 1.7

1.3 ± 1.8

Mean length of hospital stay, days per patient (m ± SD)

3.4 ± 5.2

2.9 ± 9.4

9.0 ± 8.8

1.9 ± 3.8

6.8 ± 6.1

3.7 ± 8.3