In-hospital mortality of STEMI patients: A comparison of transportation modes to PCI and non-PCI centers

In the clinical spectrum of ACS, ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a life-threating medical condition that requires early, intensive treatment [1]. In particular, emergency medical services (EMS) have a crucial role in improving the management and ultimate clinical outcome of such patients [2,3]. However, some studies revealed that the overall mortality of patients who are transported via EMS is worse than it is for patients who use other transportation modes [4,5]. It was concluded that even though door-to-balloon time (DBT) was significantly shorter for patients who were transported by EMS, such STEMI patients were tend to be older and arrived in worse hemodynamic status.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 28, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tufan Çınar, Veysel Ozan Tanık, Barış Şimşek, Barış Güngör, Gönül Zeren, Can Yücel Karabay Source Type: research