Table 1 Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Quebec in 2000, ACS hospitalization incidence (INC), invasive cardiac procedure (ICP) rate, hospital death (HD) rate, average (median) length of stay (LoS) (days), and early hospital readmission (EHR) rate by gender, age and region
From: Spatial variation in the management and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome
Number | INC*§> | ICP § n (%) | HD § n (%) | LoS § Mean (Median) | EHR**n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 24,544 | 484 | 10,725 (43.7) | 1699 (6.9) | 11.5 (8) | 1893 (8.3) |
Women | 9063 | 347 | 3312 (36.5) | 829 (9.2) | 12.3 (8) | 650 (7.9) |
Men | 15,481 | 629 | 7413 (47.9) | 870 (5.6) | 11.0 (7) | 1243 (8.5) |
Age < 55 yrs | 4955 | 146 | 2687 (54.2) | 69 (1.4) | 8.7 (6) | 406 (8.3) |
Age 55–64 yrs | 5315 | 721 | 2886 (54.3) | 152 (2.9) | 10.6 (7) | 424 (8.2) |
Age 65–74 yrs | 6678 | 1234 | 3329 (49.8) | 389 (5.8) | 12.7 (8) | 504 (8.0) |
Age 75–84 yrs | 5652 | 1833 | 1697 (30.0) | 684 (12.1) | 13.2 (8) | 427 (8.6) |
Age ≥ 85 yrs | 1944 | 2046 | 126 (6.5) | 405 (20.8) | 11.9 (8) | 132 (8.6) |
1 Lower St. Lawrence | 801 | 566 | 260 (32.5) | 57 (7.1) | 11.7 (8) | 61 (8.2) |
2 Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean | 835 | 438 | 361 (43.2) | 50 (6.0) | 8.7 (6) | 74 (9.4) |
3 Quebec City | 2278 | 493 | 925 (40.6) | 155 (6.8) | 12.5 (8) | 145 (6.8) |
4 Mauricie, Central Qc | 1870 | 558 | 860 (46.0) | 153 (8.2) | 14.4 (10) | 136 (7.9) |
5 Eastern Townships | 1269 | 645 | 468 (36.9) | 73 (5.8) | 11.3 (8) | 125 (10.4) |
6 Montreal-Center | 5282 | 406 | 2728 (51.6) | 428 (8.1) | 11.7 (7) | 353 (7.3) |
7 Outaouais | 733 | 340 | 294 (40.1) | 56 (7.6) | 7.5 (5) | 32 (4.7) |
8 Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 614 | 615 | 195 (31.8) | 31 (5.0) | 10.1 (7) | 57 (9.8) |
9 North Shore | 449 | 664 | 154 (34.3) | 15 (3.3) | 11.8 (7) | 60 (13.8) |
10 Northern Quebec | 93 | 447 | 36 (38.7) | 4 (4.3) | 9.8 (6) | 9 (9.8) |
11 Gaspé, Magdalen Is. | 590 | 827 | 177 (30.0) | 20 (3.4) | 11.5 (8) | 56 (9.8) |
12 Chaudière-Appalaches | 1530 | 583 | 449 (29.4) | 106 (6.9) | 10.2 (7) | 202 (14.2) |
13 Laval | 1153 | 477 | 595 (51.6) | 78 (6.8) | 11.7 (7) | 71 (7.4) |
14 Lanaudière | 1417 | 534 | 716 (50.5) | 82 (5.8) | 10.2 (7) | 99 (7.4) |
15 Laurentians | 1611 | 509 | 667 (41.4) | 88 (5.5) | 10.5 (8) | 126 (8.3) |
16 Montérégie | 4019 | 453 | 1840 (45.8) | 303 (7.5) | 12.0 (8) | 287 (7.7) |