| ST-Elevation myocardial infarction network: systematization in 205 cases reduced clinical events in the public health care system. | |
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PMID: 23138668 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: The major cause of death in the city of São Paulo (SP) is cardiac events. At its periphery, in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction is estimated to range between 15% and 20% due to difficulties inherent in large metropoles. OBJECTIVE:To describe in-hospital mortality in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) of patients admitted via ambulance or peripheral hospitals, which are part of a structured training network (STEMI Network). METHODS: Health care teams of four emergency services (Ermelino Matarazzo, Campo Limpo, Tatuapé and Saboya) of the periphery of the city of São Paulo and advanced ambulances of the Emergency Mobile Health Care Service (abbreviation in Portuguese, SAMU) were trained to use tenecteplase or to refer for primary angioplasty. A central office for electrocardiogram reading was used. After thrombolysis, the patient was sent to a tertiary reference hospital to undergo cardiac catheterization immediately (in case of failed thrombolysis) or in 6 to 24 hours, if the patient was stable. Quantitative and qualitative variables were assessed by use of uni- and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: From January 2010 to June 2011, 205 consecutive patients used the STEMI Network, and the findings were as follows: 87 anterior wall infarctions; 11 left bundle-branch blocks; 14 complete atrioventricular blocks; and 14 resuscitations after initial cardiorespiratory arrest. In-hospital mortality was 6.8% (14 patients), most of which due to cardiogenic shock, one hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident, and one bleeding. CONCLUSION: The organization in the public health care system of a network for the treatment of STEMI, involving diagnosis, reperfusion, immediate transfer, and tertiary reference hospital, resulted in immediate improvement of STEMI outcomes. |
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Ana Christina Vellozo Caluza; Adriano H Barbosa; Iran Gonçalves; Carlos Alexandre L de Oliveira; Livia Mato; Claus Zeefried; Antonio Célio C Moreno; Elcio Tarkieltaub; Cláudia Maria R Alves; Antonio Carlos Carvalho |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-09 |
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Title: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia Volume: - ISSN: 1678-4170 ISO Abbreviation: Arq. Bras. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0421031 Medline TA: Arq Bras Cardiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG; POR Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP. |
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Rede de infarto com supradesnivelamento de ST: sistematização em 205 casos diminui eventos clínicos na rede pública. |
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