Myocardial Infarction
Conditions
Keywords
myocardial infarction, catheterization, angioplasty, door-to-balloon time
Brief summary
This study was designed to investigate the influence of the acute myocardial infarction checklist on the door-to-balloon time in patients suffering from acute STEMI at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Interventions
OTHERacute myocardial infarction checklist
For every patient fulfilling the criteria of enrollment, an acute myocardial infarction checklist was incorporated into the patient's medical records at emergency department immediately after a diagnosis of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction was made. All the time sequences concerning different managements at different locations were recorded by nurses and/or physicians as instructions on the checklist.
Sponsors
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* all patients who presented to the emergency department of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital within 12 hours of the onset of ischemic chest pain * patients with diagnostic criteria of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction on electrocardiogram, e.g. at least 0.1 mV in two or more contiguous electrocardiographic leads or a new onset of bundle branch block * patients were preparing for emergency cardiac catheterization
Exclusion criteria
* patients who did not fulfill the diagnostic criteria of acute myocardial infarction on electrocardiogram * patients who were not eligible for cardiac catheterization * patients who refused cardiac catheterization * patients who suffered from acute myocardial infarction after admission to ward or intensive care unit for any reason * patients who had an ambiguous diagnosis that the decision of emergency cardiac catheterization was made after admission to ward or intensive care unit
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| median door-to-balloon time | at cath. lab |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| in-hospital mortality | at hospital discharge |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed