Are acute coronary syndrome patients admitted during off-duty hours treated differently? An analysis of the Saudi Project for Assessment of Acute Coronary Syndrome (SPACE) study

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 366-371

  Al Faleh, Hussam F ^a   Thalib, Lukman ^b   AlHabib, Khalid F ^a   Ullah, Anhar ^c   AlNemer, Khalid ^c   AlSaif, Shukri M ^d   Taraben, Amir N ^e   Malik, Asif ^f   Abuosa, Ahmed M ^g   Mimish, Layth A ^h   Hersia, Ahmad Salah ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Saud Al Babtain Cardiac Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^e KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^f KING FAHAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^g KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^h KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865517592     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 09754466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2012.366     Document Type: Article

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