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- Ravn-Fischer, Annica, 1974, et al.
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Chain of care in chest pain-differenes beteen three hospitals in an urban area.
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier Ireland Ltd. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 166:2, s. 440-7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: To describe differences in treatment and delay times in acute chest pain at the three hospitals in Göteborg, Sweden. METHODS: All patients admitted to the three hospitals within Sahlgrenska University (SU) (Sahlgrenska: SU/S, Östra: SU/Ö and Mölndal: SU/M) with acute chest pain during 3 months in 2008 were evaluated for diagnosis, early treatment and outcome. RESULTS: In all, 2588 visits by 2393 patients were included (visits n=1253 SU/S; n=853 SU/Ö; n=482 SU/M) of which 50%, 63% and 51% were hospitalised (p<0.0001). Among hospitalised patients, a diagnosis of ACS was reported in 26%, 9% and 22% respectively (p<0.0001). Among ACS patients, 83%, 66% and 57% respectively underwent coronary angiography (p=0.004). The median delay to coronary angiography in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was 42 min at SU/S, 3h 47 min at SU/Ö and 2h 34 min at SU/M (p=0.008). The corresponding values for coronary angiography in unstable coronary artery disease were 42h 7min, 48h 35 min and 123h 42 min (p=0.007). Overall mortality at 30 days was 3.6%, 3.2% and 1.5% (NS) and, at 1 year, it was 9.9%, 9.6% and 7.3% respectively (NS). CONCLUSION: In acute chest pain in the Municipality of Göteborg, there was a marked difference between hospitals in: 1) the percentage of hospitalised patients, 2) the percentage of ACS among hospitalised patients and 3) the delay to and rate of coronary angiography. The clinical consequences of these deviations remain to be proven.
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- Santos, Marco, 1978, et al.
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Clinical decision support system (CDSS) – effects on care quality
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Ingår i: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0952-6862 .- 1758-6542. ; 27:8, s. 707-718
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose– Despite their efficacy, some recommended therapies are underused. The purpose of this paper is to describe clinical decision support system (CDSS) development and its impact on clinical guideline adherence. Design/methodology/approach- A new CDSS was developed and introduced in a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) in 2003, which provided physicians with patient-tailored reminders and permitted data export from electronic patient records into a national quality registry. To evaluate CDSS effects in the CICU, process indicators were compared to a control group using registry data. All CICUs were in the same region and only patients with acute coronary syndrome were included. Findings– CDSS introduction was associated with increases in guideline adherence, which ranged from 16 to 35 per cent, depending on the therapy. Statistically significant associations between guideline adherence and CDSS use remained over the five-year period after its introduction. During the same period, no relapses occurred in the intervention CICU. Practical implications– Guideline adherence and healthcare quality can be enhanced using CDSS. This study suggests that practitioners should turn to CDSS to improve healthcare quality. Originality/value– This paper describes and evaluates an intervention that successfully increased guideline adherence, which improved healthcare quality when the intervention CICU was compared to the control group.
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- Santos, Marco, 1978, et al.
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Is early treatment of ac ute chest pain provided sooner to patients who speak the national language
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Ingår i: International Journal for Quality in Health Care. - : Oxford University Press. - 1353-4505 .- 1464-3677. ; 25:5, s. 582-589
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective Identify differences in the early treatment of acute chest pain patients with regard to the language proficiency of patients and thus identify opportunities for improving equity in cardiac care. Design Retrospective cross-sectional study comparing care delivered to Swedish-speaking (SS) and non-Swedish-speaking (NSS) patients. Setting A Swedish university hospital that provides highly specialized care to 1.6 million inhabitants. Participants All patients with acute chest pain or symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome who sought care between mid-September and mid-December 2008 (2588 visits). Missing data on the patient group to which study subjects belonged were 2% (45 visits). NSS represented 8% of the 2543 visits (NSS = 2334; NNSS = 209). Main Outcome Measure(s) Delay times from arrival in hospital to admission to catheterization laboratory or ward (ΔTHOSP-PCI), first physical contact to first electrocardiogram (ΔTCONTACT-ECG), first physical contact to first aspirin (ΔTCONTACT-ASA) and arrival in hospital to coronary angiography (ΔTHOSP-ANGIO). Also included baseline characteristics of patients, diagnosis and findings in hospital and secondary preventive activities. Results The median ΔTHOSP-PCI was longer for NSS by 43 min [254 versus 211, 95% confidence interval (CI), odds ratio (OR) = (1.3; 2.8)]. The median ΔTCONTACT-ECG and ΔTHOSP-ANGIO were longer for NSS by 4 min [17 versus 13, 95% CI, OR = (0.8; 1.8)] and 14 h [44 versus 30, 95% CI, OR = (0.6; 3.6)], respectively. Conversely, the median ΔTCONTACT-ASA was longer for SS by 20 min [81 versus 61, 95% CI, OR = (0.3; 1.6)]. Conclusions Poorer language proficiency was associated with longer delay time from arrival in hospital to admission to catheterization laboratory or ward. No other delay times were found to be statistically significantly different with respect to the language proficiency of patients.
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