[The experience of organization of medical care of patients with acute coronary syndrome in multi-type hospital]

Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2016 May-Jun;24(3):160-3.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

In Naberezhnye Chelny, a number of structural and technological reformations of service of emergency medical care was implemented in 2009-2012. The reformation manifested in organization of unified emergency center of medical care of patients with acute coronary syndrome; joining up of cardiological departments of two hospitals; organization of X-ray surgical department; enhancement of logistics of admission department and interaction with emergency medical care; optimization of mode of medical care rendering at pre-hospital and hospital stages. The implemented reforms permitted increasing accessibility and timeliness of reperfusion therapy under acute coronary syndrome; to implement transcutaneous coronary interventions into practice and increase their number annually; to decrease “door-balloon” index up to 30-40%. As a result, lethality of acute myocardium infarction decreased from 12 to 3 to 5.8% in 2010-2014.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome* / therapy
  • Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / organization & administration*
  • Health Services Accessibility / standards*
  • Hospital Departments / methods*
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Quality Improvement
  • Russia / epidemiology