National Healthcare Quality Report 2004

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Table 1.43a: Median time to PTCA, United States, 2000-2001 and 2002

	2002		2000-2001
Population group	Median^a	Standard error	Median^a	Standard error
Total	187.50	135.52	108.00	12.47
Gender
Male	157.50	105.17	106.00	16.88
Female	214.50	113.05	114.00	17.53
Race^b
White	172.00	75.53	108.00	12.37
African American	385.00	571.26	107.50	96.60
Hispanic	220.50	536.68
Native American	118.00	1,490.09
Asian	197.00	692.51
Other			104.50	68.23
Age
Under 65	169.00	195.47	116.00	50.63
65-74	146.00	107.21	105.00	15.13
75-84	217.00	140.44	111.50	23.00
85 and over	194.50	273.15

^a Time in minutes trom arrival to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with ST segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) performed closest to hospital arrival time.

^bRace categories changed in 2002 data.

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.

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