Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative in reducing door-to-balloon times in primary angioplasty

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Zarich, Stuart W ^a   Sachdeva, Rajesh ^a   Fishman, Robert ^a   Werdmann, Michael J ^a   Parniawski, Margaret ^a   Bernstein, Lawrence ^a   Dilella, Michelle ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CONNECTICUT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4143097057     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2004.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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