Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Acad Emerg Med
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Comparative Study
Effect of continuous quality improvement methods on reducing triage to thrombolytic interval for acute myocardial infarction.
To assess the timeliness of thrombolytic therapy in the ED for selected patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) following continuous quality improvement (CQI) interventions. ⋯ The implementation of CQI techniques, including 100% chart review, intensive systems analysis, and staff feedback, had a positive effect on the timeliness of thrombolytic therapy for the ED patients who had AMI. As a result, most (79%) of the patients received therapy within the 60-minute time window recommended currently by the American Heart Association.
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Editorial Comment
Clinical diagnosis in emergency medicine: lost art, or lost cause?