Improving Door-to-Balloon Time in STEMI
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction
- Interventions
- Other: ED Activation/Immediate Transfer
- Registration Number
- NCT00800163
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Francis Hospitals & Health Centers
- Brief Summary
The investigators prospectively determined the impact on median door-to-balloon time of a protocol mandating (1) emergency department physician activation of the catheterization lab and (2) immediate transfer of the patient to an immediately available catheterization lab by an in-house transfer team consisting of an emergency department nurse, a critical care unit nurse, and a chest pain unit nurse.
- Detailed Description
Please see Circulation. 2007;116:67-76
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Inclusion Criteria
- ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients who undergo percutaneous intervention within 24 hours of ED arrival
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients who are inpatients
A registry of all patients who undergo emergency cardiac catheterization irrespective of etiology is maintained.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description ED Physician Activation/Immediate Transfer ED Activation/Immediate Transfer -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Door-to-Balloon Time 24 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infarct Size 48 hours In-Hospital Mortality ~ 7 days (during index hospitalization) Hospital Length of Stay ~2-7 days (during index hospitalization) Hospital Costs ~2-7 days (during Index Hospitalization) and One Year Followup
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
St. Francis Heart Center
🇺🇸Indianapolis, Indiana, United States