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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Melikian, N
• Morgan, K
• Beatt, K J

Titel

Can the published cost analysis data for delivery of an efficient primary angioplasty service be applied to the modern National Health Service?

Ist Teil von

• Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2005-10, Vol.91 (10), p.1262-1264

Ort / Verlag

London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Despite the clinical benefits and safety profile of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the health care system in the UK has been slow to adopt this strategy as first line management for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. The cost implications of a 24 hour a day, seven days per week primary PCI service and the absence of an existing efficient working model within the National Health Service (NHS) framework are two of the major deterrents for provision of such a service. The existent cost effectiveness data for primary PCI is critically reviewed, with particular reference to the NHS.