Table 4
Failure to Order Aspirin or Beta-blockers before and after the Implementation of the Admission Advisor
| Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | |||||||
| No. of Eligible Patients Not Receiving Therapy (%) | ACS Order Set (Used) | ACS Order Set (Not Used) | Combined | ACS Order Set (Used) | ACS Order Set (Not Used) | Combined | Significance* OR, p-Value (95% CI) | |
| Suspected AMI admissions | ||||||||
| Aspirin | 16/189 (8.4) | 28/124 (22.5) | 44/313 (14) | 15/161 (9.3) | 14/66 (21.2) | 29/227 (12.7) | 1.17, 0.58 (0.66–2.07) | |
| Beta-blocker | 56/189 (29.6) | 38/124 (30.6) | 94/313 (30) | 30/161 (18.6) | 20/66 (30.3) | 50/227 (22) | 1.44, 0.11 (0.91–2.30) | |
| Suspected AMI admissions with confirmed AMI | ||||||||
| Aspirin | 2/49 (4) | 7/56 (12.5) | 9/105 (8.5) | 1/48 (2) | 2/27 (7.4) | 3/75 (4) | 2.27, 0.27 (0.52–9.85) | |
| Beta-blocker | 5/49 (10.2) | 11/56 (19.6) | 16/105 (15.2) | 7/48 (14.5) | 5/27 (18.5) | 12/75 (16) | 0.95, 0.9 (0.41–2.20) | |
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ACS = acute coronary syndrome; AMI = acute myocardial infarction.
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↵* Generalized estimating equation analyses: OR (odds ratio), CI (confidence interval).
