Health Care Quality Improvement for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Study Based on Propensity-Score Matching Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Reducing the treatment delay by organizing delivery of care on a regional basis is a priority for improving the quality of ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) care. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the combined measures on quality metrics of healthcare delivery in Suzhou. The data were collected from the National Chest Pain Center (CPC) Data Reporting Database. 4775 patients were recruited, and after propensity-score matching, 1078 pairs were finally included for analysis. We examined the changes in quality metrics of care including prehospital and in-hospital processes, and clinic outcomes. Quality improvement (QI) implementation improved most process indicators. However, these improvements did not yield decreased in-hospital mortality. The door-to-balloon and the

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8200089 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature