作者
Derek P Chew, John French, Tom G Briffa, Christopher J Hammett, Christopher J Ellis, Isuru Ranasinghe, Bernadette J Aliprandi‐Costa, Carolyn M Astley, Fiona M Turnbull, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Julie Redfern, Bridie Carr, Greg D Gamble, Karen J Lintern, Tegwen EJ Howell, Hella Parker, Rosanna Tavella, Stephen G Bloomer, Karice K Hyun, David B Brieger
发表日期
2013/8
期刊
Medical Journal of Australia
卷号
199
期号
3
页码范围
185-191
简介
Objectives: To characterise management of suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Australia and New Zealand, and to assess the application of recommended therapies according to published guidelines.
Design, setting and patients: All patients hospitalised with suspected or confirmed ACS between 14 and 27 May 2012 were enrolled from participating sites in Australia and New Zealand, which were identified through public records and health networks. Descriptive and logistic regression analysis was performed.
Main outcome measures: Rates of guideline‐recommended investigations and therapies, and inhospital clinical events (death, new or recurrent myocardial infarction [MI], stroke, cardiac arrest and worsening congestive heart failure).
Results: Of 478 sites that gained ethics approval to participate, 286 sites provided data on 4398 patients with suspected or confirmed ACS. Patients’ mean age was …
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