Use of statistical process control to support improved care for patients with acute myocardial infarction eligible for thrombolytic treatment: Experience from 2 hospitals in England during 2002-2003

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-25

  Duncan, Phil ^a   MacKie, Fiona ^a   MacKay, Kate ^a   Quinn, Tom ^b  

^a Coronary Heart Disease Collaborative ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Service improvement; Statistical process control; Thrombolytic treatment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 14844356463     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hpc.0000152152.18638.71     Document Type: Article

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