Timely reperfusion for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Effect of direct transfer to primary angioplasty on time delays and clinical outcomes

Table 1 Effect of direct transfer on time delays n (%)

n	DTB	TTT	FP	Staff	Ref.
161 (DT 13)	87 vs 168	-	14%	Physician	[24]
658 (DT 25.2)	-	146 vs 191	-	Physician	[25]
401 (DT 59.9)	124 vs 154 (group PPCI)	-	-	Paramedics	[55]
301 (DT 35.8)	74 vs 116	150 vs 203	7%	Paramedics (teletransmission)	[28]
344 (DT 39.2)	69 vs 123	158 vs 230	-	Paramedics	[21]
1437 (DT 42.9)	83 vs 103	150 vs 200	-	Paramedics (teletransmission)	[26]
581 (DT 78)	69 vs 118	149 vs 219	-	Paramedics (computed algorithm)	[61]
1194 (DT 21)	102 vs 125	189 vs 259	4.7%	Physician	[27]
1859 (DT 23)	105 vs 122	185 vs 255	-	Physician	[67]

DT: Direct transfer; DTB: Door-to-balloon; FP: False positives; TTT: Time to treatment; PPCI: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention.