Delay factors on the administration of thrombolytic therapy in patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction in a general hospital Factores que atrasan la administración de trombolítico en pacientes con diagnóstico de infarto agudo del miocardio atendidos en un hospital general Fatores que retardam a administração de trombolítico em pacientes com diagnóstico de infarto agudo do miocárdio atendidos em um hospital geral

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors that delay the onset of thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS: A cohort study was carried out with 146 patients, each diagnosed with AMI and subjected to thrombolytic therapy. The data was extracted from medical records between Januar...

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Main Authors: Luis Antônio Muller, Eneida Rejane Rabelo, Maria Antonieta Moraes, Karina Azzolin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-02-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000100009