Does a 'direct' transfer protocol reduce time to coronary angiography for patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes? A prospective observational study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Gallagher, S M ^a,b,c   Lovell, M J ^a   Jones, D A ^a,b,d   Ferguson, E ^a   Ahktar, A ^a   Buckhoree, Z ^a   Wragg, A ^a,b   Knight, C J ^a,b   Mathur, A ^a,b,d   Smith, E J ^a,b   Cliffe, S ^a   Archbold, R A ^a,b   Rothman, M T ^a   Jain, A K ^a,b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; EPTIFIBATIDE; FONDAPARINUX;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARDS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907555916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005525     Document Type: Article

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