Intensive care use and mortality among patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: retrospective cohort study.
Thomas S ValleyTheodore J IwashynaColin R CookeShashank S SinhaAndrew M RyanRobert W YehBrahmajee K NallamothuPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2019)
ICU care for STEMI is associated with improved mortality among patients who could be treated in an ICU or non-ICU unit. An urgent need exists to identify which patients with STEMI benefit from ICU admission and what about ICU care is beneficial.
Keyphrases
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- intensive care unit
- mechanical ventilation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- healthcare
- palliative care
- cardiovascular events
- quality improvement
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- emergency department
- cardiovascular disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- type diabetes
- pain management
- chronic pain
- newly diagnosed