Impact of paramedic education on door-to-balloon times and appropriate use of the primary PCI pathway in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Kalaivani MahadevanDivyesh SharmaChristopher WalkerAnnette MaznyczkaAlex HobsonPhilip StrikeHuw GriffithsAli DanaPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Paramedic education increases direct transfer of STEMI patients to the Cath Lab, and reduces DTB times. This is an effective and reproducible intervention to facilitate timely reperfusion in STEMI.
Keyphrases
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute myocardial infarction
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- ejection fraction
- antiplatelet therapy
- chronic kidney disease
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- quality improvement
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- prognostic factors
- atrial fibrillation
- heart failure
- brain injury