Effect of audit on door-to-inflation times in primary angioplasty/stenting for acute myocardial infarction.
We found that after audit and physician-guided changes in our protocol, the door-to-inflation times for primary angioplasty/stenting were markedly reduced. Because our preaudit mean time was similar to the national average, this may have wide applicability.
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305-5218, USA. mrward@stanford.edu
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome