Impact of emergency medical service delays on time to reperfusion and mortality in STEMI.
Ahmad AlrawashdehZiad NehmeBrett WilliamsKaren SmithAngela BrennanDiem T DinhDanny LiewJeffrey LefkovitsDion StubPublished in: Open heart (2021)
Increasing EMS delay times, particularly those result from haemodynamic complications, increase total time to reperfusion and are associated with 30-day mortality after STEMI. All efforts should be made to monitor and reduce EMS delay times for timely reperfusion and better outcome.
Keyphrases
- emergency medical
- cerebral ischemia
- acute myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute ischemic stroke
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- healthcare
- risk factors
- blood brain barrier
- mental health
- brain injury
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- atrial fibrillation