Health resource variability in the achievement of optimal performance and clinical outcome

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 512-520

  Astley, Carolyn M ^a   MacDougall, Colin J ^b   Davidson, Patricia M ^c   Chew, Derek P ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute cardiac care; Acute coronary syndromes; Guideline adherence; Knowledge translation; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ANGIOPLASTY; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOPLASTY; AUSTRALIA; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054763153     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.960229     Document Type: Article

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