title: Early hospital discharge after direct angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: To determine the feasibility and safety of early hospital discharge after myocardial infarction, we reviewed a 3-yr experience with direct angioplasty: 204 patients had direct angioplasty with in-hospital mortality of 3.4%. Of these patients, 125 were discharged < 5 days after infarction and 98% of these were available for 30-day follow-up. There was one early death (0.8% mortality), two early readmissions without complications, and three late readmissions. Thus early hospital discharge a mean of 3.4 days after infarction can be achieved in > 60% of patients undergoing direct angioplasty with no significant early complications and excellent 30-day survival (99.2%).
authors.affiliation: Bend Memorial Clinic, OR 97701, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hanlon
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Combs
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Railsback
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haugen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate