Expansion of off-site percutaneous coronary intervention centres significantly reduces ambulance driving time to primary PCI in the Netherlands.

CONCLUSION: Based on a computational model, timely ambulance transfer to a PCI centre within 120 min is available to almost all STEMI patients in the Netherlands. Expansion of off-site PCI has significantly reduced the driving time to PCI centres. PMID: 32691341 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32691341?dopt=Abstract

Source: Netherlands Heart Journal - July 19, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hoedemaker NPG, de Winter RJ, Kommer GJ, Giesbers H, Adams R, van den Bosch SE, Damman P Tags: Neth Heart J Source Type: research