Dying in the dark: sunshine, gender and outcomes in myocardial infarction:

作者: Kathleen M Beauchemin , Peter Hays

DOI: 10.1177/014107689809100703

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摘要: We report a natural experiment that took place in cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). had been alerted to the possibility sunny rooms would be conducive better outcomes by our findings psychiatric unit, and reports depressed patients did less well than those normal mood. The 628 subjects were admitted directly CICU with first attack of myocardial infarction (MI). Outcomes treated dull retrospectively compared for fatal length stay CICU. Patients stayed shorter time rooms, but significant difference was confined women (2.3 days 3.3 rooms). Mortality both sexes consistently higher (39/335 dull, 21/293 sunny). conclude illumination may relevant outcome MI, this merits replication.

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