Implementing a Pathway for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome Leads to Improved Compliance With Guidelines and a Decrease in Angina Symptoms
| Autor: | Deborah Tormey, Balaji Pratap, Maria Elena De Benedetti Zunino, Fahad Javed, Emad F. Aziz, Eyal Herzog, Sandeep Pulimi, Mun K. Hong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Cardiotonic Agents Quality Assurance Health Care medicine.medical_treatment Medication Adherence Internal medicine medicine Humans Myocardial infarction Acute Coronary Syndrome Angina symptoms Intensive care medicine Aged Ldl cholesterol Management of acute coronary syndrome Critical pathways business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Conventional treatment Middle Aged medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Practice Guidelines as Topic Critical Pathways Smoking cessation Female business Hospital stay Follow-Up Studies Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Journal for Healthcare Quality. 34:5-14 |
| ISSN: | 1062-2551 |
| Popis: | We describe our experience with the Advanced Cardiac Admission Program (ACAP) at our institution. The ACAP program is a hospital-wide implementation of critical pathways-based management of all cardiac patients. Data review of patients admitted for acute coronary syndromes from the ACAP–PAIN database and a comparative study of outcomes before and after implementation of the pathways-based assessment and treatment protocols. In the pre-ACAP and post-ACAP patient groups, antiplatelet use at admission improved from 50% to 75% (p |
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