Mortality and Prehospital Thrombolysis for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-analysis

Abstract

CONTEXT: Early administration of thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may improve survival if safely and appropriately delivered. No systematic reviews that have comprehensively examined this topic exist in the literature. OBJECTIVE: To perform a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of prehospital vs in-hospital thrombolysis for AMI measuring in-hospital mortality.

Authors

Morrison LJ; Verbeek PR; McDonald AC; Sawadsky BV; Cook DJ

Journal

JAMA, Vol. 283, No. 20, pp. 2686–2692

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Publication Date

May 24, 2000

DOI

10.1001/jama.283.20.2686

ISSN

0098-7484

Associated Experts

Deborah Cook

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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