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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
Shorter reperfusion times lead to better outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We assessed the efficacy of prehospital triage with bypass of community hospitals and early activation of the cardiac catheterization team on revascularization times, left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction, and survival. Patients with STEMI (624) were divided into 3 groups determined by site of triage: ambulance field triage (163), interventional center emergency department (202), and 3 community hospital emergency departments (259). Compared with community hospital and interventional center triages, ambulance field triage resulted in a significant median decrease in door-to-balloon times of 68 and 27 minutes, respectively (p <0.001). LV ejection fraction was highest in the field triage group (52 +/- 13%) compared with the interventional center (49 +/- 12%) and community hospital (48 +/- 12%, p = 0.017) groups. Thirty-day mortality was lowest in the ambulance field group (3%) compared with the interventional facility (11%) and community hospital (4%, p = 0.007) groups. There was a significant difference in long-term survival with up to 30-month follow-up among the 3 triage groups (p = 0.041). With time-dependent Cox regression modeling the difference in survival was significant only during the first week after STEMI (p = 0.020). Every extra minute of symptom onset to reperfusion time was associated with a relative risk of long-term mortality of 1.003 (95% confidence interval 1.000 to 1.006, p = 0.027). In conclusion, field triage of patient with STEMI decreased revascularization times, which preserved LV function, and improved early survival.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1879-1913
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
907-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Electrocardiography, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Emergency Service, Hospital, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Heart Catheterization, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Myocardial Infarction, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Myocardial Revascularization, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-New South Wales, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Stroke Volume, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Triage, pubmed-meshheading:19327414-Ventricular Function, Left
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of prehospital triage on revascularization times, left ventricular function, and survival in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiology Department, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Multicenter Study