Open AccessIs coronary-care-unit admission restricted for elderly patients? A multicenter study.
Author(s) -
Craig Fleming,
Ralph B. D’Agostino,
Harry P. Selker
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.9.1121
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary care unit , multicenter study , unit (ring theory) , emergency medicine , gerontology , intensive care medicine , myocardial infarction , randomized controlled trial , psychology , mathematics education
To investigate whether elderly patients are more likely to experience restricted access to high technology medical care, we examined the impact of age on the likelihood of coronary care unit (CCU) admission for patients with acute myocardial infarction.