Publications by authors named "Ernie Steidle"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates how different hospital personnel impact the treatment times for myocardial infarctions, specifically focusing on door-to-balloon time (the time from a patient arriving at the hospital to their artery being opened).
- Data from hospitals in Las Vegas reveal that factors like prehospital ECG activation and cardiologist arrival significantly affect these treatment times, while the arrival of catheterization lab personnel does not.
- The findings suggest the need for better timing and protocols involving cardiologists and prehospital processes, rather than focusing on speeding up catheterization lab staff response times.
Objective: To determine process factors impacting myocardial infarction reperfusion time.
Background: An ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a life-threatening condition that necessitates emergent medical treatment; longer reperfusion times are associated with negative patient outcomes. Therefore, time is critical in the treatment of a STEMI.
The patient-centered medical home is an approach to comprehensive primary care relying on well-developed systems. Research has shown that for practices to meet patient-centered medical home requirements, care models may need to be redesigned. However, there is a dearth of information about what factors are important to achieve this goal.
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