Improvements in Time to Reperfusion
Rao V, Safdar B, Parkosewich J, Lee LV, D'Onofrio G, Foody JM. Improvements in Time to Reperfusion. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2009, 8: 38-42. PMID: 19258837, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0b013e318194e443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCohort StudiesElectrocardiographyEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency TreatmentFemaleHospitals, TeachingHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUrban HealthConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionYale-New Haven HospitalPrimary PCIChart-abstracted dataPercutaneous coronary interventionUrban teaching hospitalQuality of carePhysician-level interventionsSingle-site studyChest painCoronary interventionHospital-wide systemPhysician awarenessEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseSTEMI careImproved outcomesTeaching hospitalEarly presentationReperfusionTimely managementClinical initiativesWomen