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1Adult Critical Care Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
Background:
Although mortality from cardiovascular diseases is at least as high among women as among men, the notion that such illnesses are gender-specific, afflicting mainly males, continues to influence our present day understanding of heart disease.
Objective:
To compare the average length of stay for men and women admitted to the CCU over a 14-month period.
Method:
All patients admitted to the CCU of a university-affiliated hospital over a 14-month period were included in the study (n = 167). T-test and chi-square were used to analyze means and percentages, respectively.
Results:
Significantly more men than women gained admittance to the CCU during the time of this study (p < .001). Differences in average length of stay were not statistically significant, however. Similar numbers of men and women underwent cardiac catheterization.
Conclusions:
Gender considerations have emerged as a major issue in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women. Although fewer women than men were admitted to the CCU during the study period, similar percentages had invasive interventions performed.
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