Door-to-balloon time and the determining factors in a tertiary cardiac center in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Door-to-balloon (DTB) time of 90 min during primary angioplasty is considered as the benchmark duration. Shorter DTB time is preferable, and longer duration can have poor clinical outcomes.

Methods

A cross-sectional observational study of three months in Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center was conducted in which all patients undergoing primary angioplasty were included. The DTB time was calculated, and the different determining factors were studied.

Results

Seventy-nine patients undergoing primary percutaneous intervention were studied. The median DTB time was 79 minutes (Interquartile range [IQR] 59-115 min). Forty-six (58.2%) patients had a DTB time of less than 90 min. DTB time varied significantly with direct visit vs transfer (p = 0.029) and office t

SUBMITTER: Dhungel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309874 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature