title: [The treatment of heart infarct in comparison: attempt at quality control].
abstract: Treatment of patients with acute coronary artery disease in a medium-sized hospital (with multidisciplinary intensive care unit) is compared with treatment in a university hospital. Two groups of 68 patients (under 70 years of age, without preexisting infarction) are comparable in history, physical findings, infarct size and localization, and complications. Quality or care is assessed on the basis of the findings at discharge and the length of hospital stay. We conclude that the quality of care in a medium-sized community hospital (in collaboration with the university hospital) is satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Kantonsspital Liestal.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kläui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stalder
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Burkart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Die Behandlung des Herzinfarktes im Vergleich: Versuch einer Qualitätskontrolle.