Assessment of the Impact of the Implementation of a Pre-Hospital Ambulance System on Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in a Developing Country.
Rodrigo Costa Pereira VieiraMilena Soriano MarcolinoLuis Gustavo Silva E SilvaDaniella Nunes PereiraBruno Ramos NascimentoAlzira de Oliveira JorgeAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2022)
SAMU implementation was associated with a modest but significant decrease in AMI in-hospital mortality. This finding reinforces the key role of prehospital care in AMI care and the need for investments on this service to improve clinical outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.
Keyphrases
- acute myocardial infarction
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- palliative care
- primary care
- left ventricular
- mental health
- cardiac arrest
- cardiovascular events
- affordable care act
- heart failure
- emergency department
- pain management
- acute coronary syndrome
- adverse drug
- cardiovascular disease
- chronic pain
- health insurance
- acute care
- trauma patients
- drug induced