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01.12.2015 | Poster presentation
Impact of evolving cardiac catheterisation services on admissions to a regional ICU
verfasst von:
EA Gorman, D Trainor
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Sonderheft 1/2015
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Excerpt
National UK audit data demonstrate cardiac catheterisation services, including percutaneous coronary intervention and noncoronary interventions, are increasing [
1‐
3]. National mortality rates post cardiac catheterisation are also increasing, reflecting an increasing proportion of sicker patients undergoing interventional procedures [
3]. National audit procedures do not evaluate patients admitted to intensive care post cardiac catheterisation. We aimed to evaluate the impact of an evolving regional cardiac catheterisation service on a regional intensive care unit (RICU) serving a population of 1.8 million. …