Importance of Hospital Entry: Walk-in STEMI and Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Introduction: Patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) require rapid identification and triage to initiate reperfusion therapy. Walk-in STEMI patients have longer treatment times compared to emergency medical service (EMS) transported patients. While effective triage of large numbers...
Main Authors: | Eric Bansal, Rahul Dhawan, Brittany Wagman, Garren Low, Ling Zheng, Linda Chan, Kim Newton, Stuart P. Swadron, Nicholas Testa, David M. Shavelle |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2014-02-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5rb7649k# |
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