The Influence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Checklist on the Door-to-Balloon Time

Completed

• Conditions: Myocardial Infarction
• Interventions: Other: acute myocardial infarction checklist

• Registration Number: NCT00632788
• Lead Sponsor: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-04
• Primary Completion: 2007-10
• Study Completion: 2007-12
• Status Verified: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2008-03-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-03-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2008-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2008-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 213

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
intervention group	acute myocardial infarction checklist	patients presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and received emergency cardiac catheterization between March 1, 2007 and Oct. 31, 2007

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
median door-to-balloon time	at cath. lab

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
in-hospital mortality	at hospital discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan