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August 3, 2007Circulation501 citations

A Regional System to Provide Timely Access to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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THTimothy D. HenrySSScott W. SharkeyMBM. Nicholas Burke

Key Points

  • To assess the safety and feasibility of an integrated regional transfer system and standardized protocol for transporting STEMI patients to a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) center.
  • Implemented an integrated regional transfer system with a standardized protocol to transport STEMI patients from community hospitals located up to 210 miles away to a specialized PCI center.

Structured PICO

Does a standardized protocol with an integrated transfer system improve the safety and feasibility of rapid transfer in STEMI patients at community hospitals?

P
Population
STEMI patients at community hospitals up to 210 miles from a PCI center
I
Intervention
Standardized protocol with an integrated transfer system for rapid transfer to a PCI center
O
Outcome
Safety and feasibility of rapid transfersafety

A standardized protocol with an integrated transfer system enables safe and feasible rapid transfer of STEMI patients from distant community hospitals to PCI centers.

Abstract

Rapid transfer of STEMI patients from community hospitals up to 210 miles from a PCI center is safe and feasible using a standardized protocol with an integrated transfer system.

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Henry et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5720975589c71d767e3f2https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.107.694141
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