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" Improving Door-to-balloon Time by Decreasing Door-to-ECG time for Walk-in STEMI Patients "
Coyne, Christopher J.; Testa, Nicholas; Desai, Shoma; Lagrone, Joy; Chang, Roger; Zheng, Ling; Kim, Hyung
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AL
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Record Number
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933659
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LA503452nd
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Language of Document
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English
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Main Entry
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Coyne, Christopher J.; Testa, Nicholas; Desai, Shoma; Lagrone, Joy; Chang, Roger; Zheng, Ling; Kim, Hyung
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Title & Author
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Improving Door-to-balloon Time by Decreasing Door-to-ECG time for Walk-in STEMI Patients [Article]\ Coyne, Christopher J.; Testa, Nicholas; Desai, Shoma; Lagrone, Joy; Chang, Roger; Zheng, Ling; Kim, Hyung
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Title of Periodical
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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16/1
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Date
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2015
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Abstract
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Introduction: The American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines recommend rapid door-to-electrocardiography (ECG) times for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Previous quality improvement research at our institution revealed that we were not meeting this benchmark for walk-in STEMI patients. The objective is to investigate whether simple, directed changes in the emergency department (ED) triage process for potential cardiac patients could decrease door-to-ECG times and secondarily door-to-balloon times.
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