Emergency department thrombolysis improves door to needle times

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 676-680

  Corfield, A R ^a   Graham, C A ^b   Adams, J N ^a   Booth, I ^a   McGuffie, A Crawford ^a  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; RETEPLASE; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 8644233320     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.014449     Document Type: Article

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