Does interhospital transfer improve outcome of acute myocardial infarction? A propensity score analysis from the Cardiovascular Cooperative Project

Table 2 Treatment and crude mortality among transferred v non-transferred patients and rural v urban patients

	Non-Transferred N = 132,765	Transferred N = 51,530		Urban N = 148,471	Rural N = 35,824
Continuous Variables
	Mean	Mean	p-value	Mean	Mean	p-value
Length of Stay	8.2	5.9	< 0.001	7.9	5.9	< 0.001
Categorical Variables
	%	%		%	%
ASA if Eligible	84	89	< 0.001	87	82	< 0.001
Beta Blocker if Eligible	50	57	< 0.001	54	44	< 0.001
ACE-I if Eligible	33	21	< 0.001	31	28	< 0.001
Thrombolytics if Eligible	53	71	< 0.001	58	62	< 0.001
Tobacco Cessation Counseling	6	6	0.02	6	5	< 0.001
Died Within 30 Days	19	11	< 0.001	16	18	< 0.001

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