The Association between Hospital Volume and Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients
- 27 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 340 (21), 1640-1648
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199905273402106
Abstract
Patients with chest pain thought to be due to acute coronary ischemia are typically taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital. The potential benefit of field triage directly to a hospital that treats a large number of patients with myocardial infarction is unknown.Keywords
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