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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Fordyce, Christopher B
• Al-Khalidi, Hussein R
• Jollis, James G
• Roettig, Mayme L
• Bagai, Akshay
• Berger, Peter B
• Corbett, Claire C
• Dauerman, Harold L
• Fox, Kathleen
• Garvey, J L
• Gu, Joan
• Henry, Timothy D
• Rokos, Ivan C
• Sherwood, Matthew W
• Wilson, B H
• Granger, Christopher B

Titel

Abstract 17432: Specific Care Process Implementation Associated With Improved Reperfusion Times Across Multiple STEMI Networks: Insights From The AHA Mission: Lifeline STEMI Accelerator Program

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• Circulation (New York, N.Y.), 2015-11, Vol.132 (Suppl_3 Suppl 3), p.A17432-A17432

Ort / Verlag

by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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• IntroductionThe STEMI Accelerator Program occurred in 16 U.S. metropolitan regions and resulted in more patients receiving timely reperfusion. We assessed whether implementing key care processes was associated with shorter reperfusion times.MethodsHospitals (n=167 with 23,498 STEMI patients) were surveyed pre- (02/2012) and post- (08/2014) intervention with a standardized care process questionnaire. Survey data were then merged with patient-level clinical data over the same time period. For reperfusion times, hospitals were stratified by whether they implemented a specific process of care, had a pre-existing process, or never implemented the process.ResultsUptake of several care processes increased following interventionpre-hospital activation (62% to 91% of hospitals; p<0.001), single call transfer protocol from an outside facility (45% to 70%; p<0.001) and emergency department (ED) bypass for both direct presenters via paramedics (48% to 59%; p=0.002) and transfer patients (56% to 79%; p=0.001). There were significant differences in median first medical contact-to-device (FMC) times (Figure) among patients treated at hospitals that implemented pre-activation compared to non-implementers (88 min for implementers; vs 89 min for pre-existing; vs 98 min for non-implementers; p<0.001 for group comparisons). Similarly, patients treated at hospitals implementing single call transfer protocols had shorter median FMC times (112 min vs 128 min vs 152 min; p<0.001). ED bypass was also associated with shorter FMC times for both direct presenters (84 min vs 88 min vs 94 min; p<0.001) and transfers (123 min vs 127 min vs 167 min; p<0.001).ConclusionsThe STEMI Accelerator program increased the uptake of key care processes, which were in turn associated with shorter median reperfusion times. These findings support ongoing efforts to implement regional STEMI networks focused upon pre-hospital activation, single call transfer protocols and ED bypass.