Guruprasad Naik, Amar Prabhudesai, Venkatesh Malali, Michelle Viegas Parab, Joel Quadros, Pankajam Vaidya, Edward D'Mello, Swapnil Arsekar, Radha Valaulikar
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Abstract
Objectives: To study the impact of a 'hub and spoke' STEMI management programme on delivery of thrombolysis in the state of Goa.
Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted to assess the 'hub and spoke' model STEMI programme in the state of Goa. Data was collected using predesigned proformas filled at Primary Health Centres or District Hospitals which served as the spokes. Primary programme efficacy outcomes studied were the proportion of eligible patients of STEMI receiving thrombolysis and the time to thrombolysis. Secondary outcome assessed was in-hospital mortality.
Results: A total of 2050 number of patients were diagnosed with STEMI between November 2019 and March 2022, of which complete data was available for 1325 patients. After ruling out contraindications, delayed presentations or refusal for treatment, 74.3 % of STEMI patients received thrombolysis. The median window period was 130.83 min with an interquartile range (IQR) of 159.63 min. The median time from presentation to recording ECG was 7.9 (IQR = 11.63) minutes and presentation to cloud diagnosis was 11.78 (IQR = 12.96) minutes. The median time from presentation to administering thrombolysis (Door to Needle time) was 18.48 (IQR = 28.85) minutes. Only 0.22 % patients received inappropriate thrombolysis and the in-hospital mortality was 9.4 %.
Conclusion: A STEMI programme utilizing the existing manpower and primary health care setup improved 'secondary' level of care to patients by providing thrombolysis to a high percentage of patients in quick time. This may serve as a model to improve the outreach of reperfusion therapy in a resource challenged country like India.
期刊介绍:
Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) is the official peer-reviewed open access journal of Cardiological Society of India and accepts articles for publication from across the globe. The journal aims to promote high quality research and serve as a platform for dissemination of scientific information in cardiology with particular focus on South Asia. The journal aims to publish cutting edge research in the field of clinical as well as non-clinical cardiology - including cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Some of the topics covered are Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension and Infective Endocarditis. IHJ open access invites original research articles, research briefs, perspective, case reports, case vignette, cardiovascular images, cardiovascular graphics, research letters, correspondence, reader forum, and interesting photographs, for publication. IHJ open access also publishes theme-based special issues and abstracts of papers presented at the annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India.