Inequities in ambulance allocation associated with transfer delay and mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients: evidence from 89 emergency medical stations in China

Inequities in ambulance allocation associated with transfer delay and mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients: evidence from 89 emergency medical stations in China

Abstract Background Allocation of healthcare resources has a great influence on treatment and outcome of patients. This study aimed to access the inequality of ambulance allocation across regions, and estimate the associations between ambulance density and pre-hospital transfer time and mortality of...

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Main Authors: Siwen Li, Xuejie Dong, Dongmei Li, Hongjuan Zhang, Shuduo Zhou, Mailikezhati Maimaitiming, Junxiong Ma, Na Li, Qiang Zhou, Yinzi Jin, Zhi-Jie Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Health resource
Ambulance inequality
Acute coronary syndrome
Prehospital care
Emergency medical service
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-022-01777-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-022-01777-3

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