Reperfusion is delayed beyond guideline recommendations in patients requiring interhospital helicopter transfer for treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  McMullan, Jason T ^a,b   Hinckley, William ^a,b   Bentley, Jared ^a   Davis, Todd ^a,b   Fermann, Gregory J ^a   Gunderman, Matthew ^b   Hart, Kimberly Ward ^a   Knight, William A ^a,b   Lindsell, Christopher J ^a   Shackleford, April ^c   Gibler, W Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 79952038697     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.08.031     Document Type: Article

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