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85 patients given thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction at a tertiary referral hospital in…
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Identified factors should prompt review of AMI triage and assessment protocols; leaves open whether interventions shorten delays or improve outcomes.
Delays in the in-hospital administration of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction are driven by a combination of hospital factors (triage priority, doctor seniority) and patient factors (atypical history, ECG findings).
Palmer et al. (1998) studied this question.
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