Keys to Achieving Target First Medical Contact to Balloon Times and Bypassing Emergency Department More Important Than Distance

Table 2

Procedural characteristics.

Variable	Group “direct” ()	Group “ED” ()	value
FMC to balloon time (min)	81.5 (75–93)	114 (95–138)	<0.001
Travel distance (km)	28.5 (18.1)	17.4 (15.3)	<0.001
Prehospital time (min)	48 (40–63)	41.5 (31–54)	0.009
Weekday case	57 (86.4%)	37 (74.0%)	0.09
After hours case	16 (24.2%)	30 (60%)	<0.001
Prehospital cardiac arrest	4 (6%)	4 (8%)	0.68
Peak troponin	63733 (69667)	55939 (55957)	0.53
In-hospital death	4 (6%)	4 (8%)	0.71
30-day readmission	5 (7.6%)	7 (13.7%)	0.28
30-day mortality	5 (7.6%)	5 (10%)	0.68