title: [Emergency transfer of cardiac patients. The extent of the problem in the first 5 years of activity of the Imperia Hospital's Cardiology Department].
abstract: An account is offered of urgent transfers of patients carried out by the Imperia Hospital's cardiology section in a period of 5 yr. Frequency (1.5% of admitted patients), destination (63% to Genoa, the regional capital), modality (Red Cross ambulance in all but one case), and form of accompaniment (doctor or trained attendant in 81%) are described along with the reasons for the transfer. Of these, 73% were AV block with MAS. It is felt, if the section can be equipped in the future for the installation of permanent pacemakers, the number of such transfers could be cut down to a few cases per year.
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D003325:Coronary Care Units / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D014187:Transportation of Patients
vernacular_title: Il trasferimento urgente del malato cardiopatico. Dimensioni del problema nei primi 5 anni di attività della Sezione di Cardiologia dell'Ospedale di Imperia.