Time-to-reperfusion in STEMI undergoing interhospital transfer using smartphone and WhatsApp messenger

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1382-1384

  Astarcioglu, Mehmet Ali ^a   Sen, Taner ^a   Kilit, Celal ^b   Durmus, Halil Ibrahim ^c   Gozubuyuk, Gokhan ^d   Kalcik, Macit ^e   Karakoyun, Suleyman ^f   Yesin, Mahmut ^e   Zencirkiran Agus, Hicaz ^e   Amasyali, Basri ^b  

^a Clinic of Neurology   (Turkey)

^b DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Mustafa Kalemli State Hospital   (Turkey)

^d MALATYA STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^e Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^f KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOOR TO BALLOON TIME; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIME TO TREATMENT; DEVICES; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROCEDURES; SMARTPHONE; STANDARDS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SMARTPHONE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 84942294539     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.07.029     Document Type: Article

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