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.
Please see Circulation. 2007;116:67-76
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,000
ED Physician Activation and Immediate Transfer Protocol - see Circulation. 2007;116:67-76
St. Francis Heart Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
RECRUITINGDoor-to-Balloon Time
Time frame: 24 hours
Infarct Size
Time frame: 48 hours
In-Hospital Mortality
Time frame: ~ 7 days (during index hospitalization)
Hospital Length of Stay
Time frame: ~2-7 days (during index hospitalization)
Hospital Costs
Time frame: ~2-7 days (during Index Hospitalization) and One Year Followup
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