Improving Door-to-Balloon Time in STEMI
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cardiology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | September 2005 |
| End Date: | September 2012 |
| Contact: | Umesh N Khot, M.D. |
| Email: | khot@cvresearch.net |
| Phone: | 317-893-1666 |
Emergency Department Physician Activation of the Catheterization Laboratory and Immediate Transfer to an Immediately Available Catheterization Lab Reduce Door-to-Balloon Time in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
The investigators prospectively determined the impact on median door-to-balloon time of a
protocol mandating (1) emergency department physician activation of the catheterization lab
and (2) immediate transfer of the patient to an immediately available catheterization lab by
an in-house transfer team consisting of an emergency department nurse, a critical care unit
nurse, and a chest pain unit nurse.
protocol mandating (1) emergency department physician activation of the catheterization lab
and (2) immediate transfer of the patient to an immediately available catheterization lab by
an in-house transfer team consisting of an emergency department nurse, a critical care unit
nurse, and a chest pain unit nurse.
Please see Circulation. 2007;116:67-76
Primary Study Inclusion Criteria:
- ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients who undergo percutaneous intervention
within 24 hours of ED arrival
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are inpatients
A registry of all patients who undergo emergency cardiac catheterization irrespective of
etiology is maintained.
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