Emergency Department Physician Activation of the Catheterization Laboratory and Immediate Transfer to an Immediately Available Catheterization Lab Reduce Door-to-Balloon Time in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Emergency Department Physician Activation of the Catheterization Laboratory and Immediate Transfer to an Immediately Available Catheterization Lab Reduce Door-to-Balloon Time in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
The investigators prospectively determined the impact on median door-to-balloon time of a protocol mandating (1) emergency department physician activation of the catheterization lab and (2) immediate transfer of the patient to an immediately available catheterization lab by an in-house transfer team consisting of an emergency department nurse, a critical care unit nurse, and a chest pain unit nurse.
Please see Circulation. 2007;116:67-76
Primary Study Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
A registry of all patients who undergo emergency cardiac catheterization irrespective of etiology is maintained.
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