Nonemergent percutaneous coronary intervention with off-site surgery backup: An emerging new path to access

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-106

  Wharton Jr , Thomas P ^a,b  

^a Exeter Hospital   (United States)

^b Perry Medical Services Building   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Angioplasty; Community hospital; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Surgical backup

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONSENSUS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OFF SITE CARDIAC SURGERY BACKUP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21344449717     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hpc.0000167267.60361.0a     Document Type: Review

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