Key result
Prehospital delay in seeking care occurred in 37.5% of patients with acute myocardial infarction, and 62.5% did not receive adequate reperfusion therapy.
Cohort (n=40)
Yes
Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
A significant proportion of patients with acute myocardial infarction experience prehospital delay, which is influenced by demographic and socioeconomic factors, highlighting the need for public awareness.
Introduction: complications from acute myocardial infarction (IAM) are associated with its rapid evolution and ignorance about its symptoms in the population. Objective: to evaluate the time between the onset of symptoms and patient arrival with IAM to the specialized service, and factors associated with time spent in the pre-hospital care. Method: this was a prospective cohort study about IAM surveillance in five emergency services. Patients were interviewed during hospitalization with records of proceedings and clinical outcomes. A descriptive and multivariate analysis using the classification and regression tree was carried out. Results: 40 patients were diagnosed with IAM and three of them died during hospitalization. There was a delay in seeking care in 37.5% of patients. The arrival at the hospital was earlier in those with IAM and ST-segment elevation (IAMCSST). Age, education, the number of people in the residence, and gender were also associated with this delay. The main treatments were primary angioplasty and fibrinolysis. However, reperfu
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Silva et al. (2015) conducted a cohort in Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n=40). Prehospital delay (time from symptom onset to specialized care) vs. Early arrival (< 2 hours) was evaluated on Delay in seeking care / Prehospital delay > 2 hours. Prehospital delay in seeking care occurred in 37.5% of patients with acute myocardial infarction, and 62.5% did not receive adequate reperfusion therapy.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: