Table 2

Treatment delays among patients with STEMI

Secondary hospital
(n=2553)
Tertiary hospital
(n=2510)
P value
Among all patients
 Onset-to-FMC, min176 (90–365)270 (122–970)<0.001
 Onset-to-FMC time >12 hours438 (17.2)703 (28.0)<0.001
 FMC-to-ECG≤10 min2260 (88.5)2108 (84.0)<0.001
Among patients receiving reperfusion
 Onset-to-FMC, min122 (67–214)180 (93–320)<0.001
 FMC-to-fibrinolysis time, min45 (28–78)73 (47–125)<0.001
 FMC-to-PCI time, min57 (37–93)66 (43–95)0.09
 FMC-to-fibrinolysis≤30 min399 (29.7)9 (11.4)<0.001
 FMC-to-PCI≤90 min166 (73.8)940 (72.8)0.75
 Onset-to-fibrinolysis, min190 (130–285)235 (174–345)<0.001
 Onset-to-fibrinolysis>3 hours712 (53.0)57 (72.2)<0.001
 Onset-to-PCI time, min209 (130–360)260 (165–408.5)<0.001
 Door-in door-out time ≤30 min*7 (35.0)55 (14.2)0.03
  • Data are presented as median (IQR) or n (%).

  • *Data were missing in 10.4% of the records.

  • FMC, first medical contact; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST elevation myocardial infarction.