A Multidisciplinary approach to reducing door-to-balloon time in a community hospital

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 54-64

  Pelletier, Debra A ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70249120066     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2009216     Document Type: Article

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