Survival in a coronary care unit.
The mortality among 253 patients with definite, acute myocardial infarction admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) of the New Orleans VA Hospital during a two-year period is reported. Thirty-one (12.3%) of these patients died in the CCU. Five others died on the medical wards after release from the CCU. A total of 217 patients was discharged in good condition from the hospital after a minimal stay of three to four weeks, resulting in a survival rate of 85.8%.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002422:Causalgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003325:Coronary Care Units; D006327:Heart Block / Q000401:mortality; D006335:Heart Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012621:Seasons; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality
D011241:Prednisone