door to needle time

Changing the site of delivery of thrombolytic treatment for acute myocardial infarction from the coronary care unit to the emergency department greatly reduces door to needle time
C T Hourigan, D Mountain, P E Langton, I G Jacobs, I R Rogers, G A Jelinek, P L Thompson

Heart Aug 2000, 84 (2) 157-163; DOI: 10.1136/heart.84.2.157
Improving door to needle times with nurse initiated thrombolysis
P Wilmshurst, A Purchase, C Webb, C Jowett, T Quinn

Heart Sep 2000, 84 (3) 262-266; DOI: 10.1136/heart.84.3.262

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