Characteristics and survival to discharge of patients with STEMI between a PPCI-capable hospital and a non-PPCI hospital: a prospective observational study.

Irene KritikouAthanasios ChalkiasAnastasios KoutsovasilisTheodoros Xanthos

Published in: Acute cardiac care (2014)

Patients with STEMI may be transferred to a non-PPCI hospital due to the lack of prehospital triage. However, prompt inter-facility transfer results in good outcome.

Keyphrases

healthcare
acute care
emergency department
percutaneous coronary intervention
adverse drug
st elevation myocardial infarction
cardiac arrest
st segment elevation myocardial infarction
atrial fibrillation
acute coronary syndrome