Key result
Aspirin administration by general practitioners for suspected acute myocardial infarction was previously found to be low (3%), prompting an updated audit of pre-admission management.
Why the study?
What is the rate of aspirin and opiate administration by general practitioners to patients with suspected myocardial infarction before admission?
Observational
What is the rate of aspirin and opiate administration by general practitioners to patients with suspected myocardial infarction before admission?
An updated audit assessing the pre-hospital administration of aspirin and opiates by general practitioners for suspected myocardial infarction.
Low pre-hospital aspirin rates in suspected MI warrant GP education; leaves open whether updated audits show improvement.
Although the timing of aspirin administration is not as critical as thrombolytic treatment in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction, aspirin should be given as soon as possible after the onset of symptoms.1 2 We reported a low rate (3%) of aspirin administration by general practitioners in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction.3 We also found a low rate of intravenous opiate administration and inappropriate use of intramuscular analgesia by general practitioners before patients were admitted to hospital.3 Most of the media's attention, however, focused on aspirin. We therefore repeated an audit of the rate of aspirin and opiate administration by general practitioners to patients with chest pain before their referral to this coronary care unit. We also assessed the final …
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Prasad et al. (1998) conducted an observational in Suspected acute myocardial infarction. Aspirin and opiate administration was evaluated on Rate of aspirin and opiate administration. Aspirin administration by general practitioners for suspected acute myocardial infarction was previously found to be low (3%), prompting an updated audit of pre-admission management.
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