Why the study?
Does the presence of a physician during prehospital management improve time to treatment and clinical events in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction?
Does the presence of a physician during prehospital management improve time to treatment and clinical events in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction?
Physician presence during prehospital management of STEMI improves protocol adherence but paradoxically delays time to fibrinolysis treatment.
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Physician presence was associated with delayed fibrinolysis despite better adherence in STEMI; prospective trials needed to clarify net clinical impact.
Robert C. Welsh (2005) studied this question.
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