Publications by authors named "Richard R Wall"
Radiol Technol
March 2022
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.
