Impact of Regionalization of ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care on Treatment Times and Outcomes for Emergency Medical Services–Transported Patients Presenting to Hospitals With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Autor: Christopher B. Fordyce, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, Peter B. Berger, Mayme L. Roettig, Shannon M. Doerfler, Thomas D. Rea, Khaled M. Ziada, James J. McCarthy, Lori Hollowell, Claire C. Corbett, Jay Shavadia, James G. Jollis, Zainab Magdon-Ismail, Peter K. O’Brien, Lisa Monk, B. Hadley Wilson, Ajar Kochar, Timothy D. Henry, Christopher B. Granger
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
medicine.medical_treatment
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Regional Health Planning
Time-to-Treatment
03 medical and health sciences
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Physiology (medical)
Outcome Assessment
Health Care

Emergency medical services
Humans
Medicine
ST segment
In patient
Registries
030212 general & internal medicine
Myocardial infarction
Healthcare Disparities
Health policy
Aged
Delivery of Health Care
Integrated

business.industry
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
United States
Hospitalization
Elevation (emotion)
Transportation of Patients
Treatment Outcome
Emergency medicine
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Female
Cardiology Service
Hospital

Emergency Service
Hospital

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Program Evaluation
Zdroj: Circulation. 137:376-387
ISSN: 1524-4539
0009-7322
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.032446
Popis: Background: Regional variations in reperfusion times and mortality in patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction are influenced by differences in coordinating care between emergency medical services (EMS) and hospitals. Building on the Accelerator-1 Project, we hypothesized that time to reperfusion could be further reduced with enhanced regional efforts. Methods: Between April 2015 and March 2017, we worked with 12 metropolitan regions across the United States with 132 percutaneous coronary intervention–capable hospitals and 946 EMS agencies. Data were collected in the ACTION (Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network)-Get With The Guidelines Registry for quarterly Mission: Lifeline reports. The primary end point was the change in the proportion of EMS-transported patients with first medical contact to device time ≤90 minutes from baseline to final quarter. We also compared treatment times and mortality with patients treated in hospitals not participating in the project during the corresponding time period. Results: During the study period, 10 730 patients were transported to percutaneous coronary intervention–capable hospitals, including 974 in the baseline quarter and 972 in the final quarter who met inclusion criteria. Median age was 61 years; 27% were women, 6% had cardiac arrest, and 6% had shock on admission; 10% were black, 12% were Latino, and 10% were uninsured. By the end of the intervention, all process measures reflecting coordination between EMS and hospitals had improved, including the proportion of patients with a first medical contact to device time of ≤90 minutes (67%–74%; P P P P =0.001) that was not apparent in hospitals not participating in the project during the same time period. Conclusions: Organization of care among EMS and hospitals in 12 regions was associated with significant reductions in time to reperfusion in patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction as well as in in-hospital mortality. These findings support a more intensive regional approach to emergency care for patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction.
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