- Giving aspirin in the first 24 hours after a myocardial infarction decreases the mortality rate at 5 weeks to 23% compared to a 25% decrease with the use of streptokinase.
- Other journals have stated that using aspirin alone can decrease mortality rates by 34%.
- ISIS looked at 10,108 patients from 1992-1993 with the diagnosis of myocardial infarction. The aspirin use was found to be 61% in the first 48 hours.[25]
- Even though hospital rates of aspirin administration are high, there is room for marked improvement. This can be done by early aspirin administration by pre-hospital personnel.
What has also helped hospitals improve on aspirin administration, was the monitoring of core measures by hospitals which is reported to The Joint Commission
Aspirin at arrival
- 2007 97.4%
- 2008 97.9%
- 2009 98.4%
- 2010 98.9%
- 2011 99.2%
Aspirin at discharge
- 2007 97.2%
- 2008 97.7%
- 2009 98.4%
- 2010 98.8%
- 2011 99.1%
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