ArticleInternal and emergency medicine2020
Step-down units are cost-effective alternatives to coronary care units with non-inferior outcomes in the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
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- Safety and Cost Implications of General Ward versus Coronary Care Unit Admission After PCI for Stable STEMI: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- The Role of Intermediate Care in Supporting Critically Ill Patients and Critical Care Infrastructure.Critical care clinics · 2024Review
- Intervention effect of encouraging mental and programmed nursing of patients in interventional operating room on their compliance and bad moods.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Shock Index Is a Validated Prediction Tool for the Short-Term Survival of Advanced Cancer Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Stable Patients With STEMI Rarely Require Intensive-Care-Level Therapy After Primary PCI.CJC open · 2022Article
- How the high acuity unit changes mortality in the intensive care unit: a retrospective before-and-after study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2020Article
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Abstract
Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) within a door-to-balloon timing of 90 min have greatly decreased mortality and morbidity of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. Post-PCI, they are routinely transferred into the coronary care unit (CCU) regardless of the severity of their condition, resulting in frequent CCU overcrowding. This study assesses the feasibility of step-down units (SDUs) as an alternative to CCUs in the management of STEMI patients after successful PCI, to alleviate CCU overcrowding. Criteria of assessment include in-hospital complications, length of stay, cost-effectiveness, and patient outcomes up to a year after discharge from hospital. A retrospective case-control study was done using data of 294 adult STEMI patients admitted to the emergency departments of two training and research hospitals and successfully underwent primary PCI from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2015. Patients were followed up for a year post-discharge. Student t test and χ
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