Impact of on-site cardiac catheterization on resource utilization and fatal and non-fatal outcomes after acute myocardial infarction

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patterns of care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) strongly depend on the availability of on-site cardiac catheterization facilities. Although the management found at hospitals without on-site catheterization does not lead to inc...

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Main Authors: Richard Hugues, Eisenberg Mark J, Beck Christine A, Halabi Abdul R, Pilote Louise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/6/148