Journal article
Patient and System-Related Delays of Emergency Medical Services Use in Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Results from the Third Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-3Ps)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known about Emergency Medical Services (EMS) use and pre-hospital triage of patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in Arabian Gulf countries.
METHODS: Clinical arrival and acute care within 24 h of STEMI symptom onset were compared between patients transferred by EMS (Red Crescent and Inter-Hospital) and those transferred by non-EMS means. Data were retrieved from a prospective registry of 36 …
Authors
AlHabib KF; Sulaiman K; Al Suwaidi J; Almahmeed W; Alsheikh-Ali AA; Amin H; Al Jarallah M; Alfaleh HF; Panduranga P; Hersi A
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, No. 1,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0147385
ISSN
1932-6203
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedAngina PectorisAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiovascular AgentsEducational StatusElectrocardiographyEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMiddle EastMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProspective StudiesRegistriesSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriage