National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015.

ABSTRACT: Background Despite investments to improve quality of emergency care for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), few studies have described national, real-world trends in AMI care in the emergency department (ED). We aimed to describe trends in the epidemiology and quality of AMI care in US EDs over a recent 11-year period, from 2005 to 2015. Methods and Results We conducted an observational study of ED visits for AMI using the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, a nationally representative probability sample of US EDs. AMI visits were classified as ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI. Outcomes included annual incidence of AMI, median ED length of stay, ED disposition type, and ED administration of evidence-based medications. Annual ED vis

SUBMITTER: Pendyal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7763391 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature