Does the presence of organized p-PCI networks improve the rate of reperfusion therapy in STEMI patients?
Organized p-PCI networks are associated with higher overall rates of reperfusion therapy for STEMI patients across Europe.
Most North, West, and Central European countries used p-PCI for the majority of their STEMI patients. The lack of organized p-PCI networks was associated with fewer patients overall receiving some form of reperfusion therapy.
Widimsky et al. (2009) studied this question.