Strengthening emergency care systems to improve patient care for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at a high-volume tertiary care centre in India

Strengthening emergency care systems to improve patient care for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at a high-volume tertiary care centre in India

BackgroundST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a highly time-sensitive and life-threatening condition. Early recognition and timely management are challenging in a busy emergency department (ED), especially in low/middle-income countries where emergency systems are often fragmented. The aim...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open quality 2022-08, Vol.11 (Suppl 1), p.e001764
Hauptverfasser: Gopinath, Bharath, Kumar, Akshay, Sah, Rajesh, Bhoi, Sanjeev, Jamshed, Nayer, Ekka, Meera, Aggarwal, Praveen, Deorari, Ashok, Bhargava, Balram, Kappagantu, Vignan
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Angioplasty
Cardiology
Communication
emergency department
Emergency medical care
Guards
Heart attacks
Hospitals
Intervention
Ischemia
Original Research
Pain
Patients
Physicians
Quality improvement
Quality of care
time-to-treatment
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a highly time-sensitive and life-threatening condition. Early recognition and timely management are challenging in a busy emergency department (ED), especially in low/middle-income countries where emergency systems are often fragmented. The aim of our quality improvement (QI) project was to increase the percentage of patients with STEMI undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with door to balloon (D2B) time of
ISSN:2399-6641
2399-6641
DOI:10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001764