Cardiac cath lab activation by the emergency physician without prior consultation decreases door-to-balloon time

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 154-155

  Jacoby, Jeanne ^a   Axelband, Jennifer ^a   Patterson, John ^a   Belletti, Daniel ^a   Heller, Michael ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; BALLOON DILATATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

BALLOON DILATATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PENNSYLVANIA; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18444378725     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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