Thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction by emergency care practitioners

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dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Raveen
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-13T10:05:31Z
dc.date.available2015-04-13T10:05:31Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-13
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfillment of the degree of Master of Science in Medicine, 2014
dc.description.abstractThe earliest possible initiation of reperfusion therapy is necessary to reduce morbidity and mortality from acute STEMI. Therefore improving the time to thrombolysis where percutaneous coronary interventional facilities are limited or do not exist is critical. The most effective system would integrate three key components to deliver continuous patient care, including: 1) from time of call for help through to emergency response; 2) transportation to and admission to hospital; 3) assessment and initiation of thrombolytic therapy. The purpose of this prospective study is: to develop a chest pain awareness education programme appropriate for the South African context; to assess safe initiation of thrombolytic therapy by emergency care practitioners for STEMI; and to compare the performance of emergency care practitioner thrombolysis with historical control data.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/17419
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectacute myocardial infarction
dc.subjectheart attack
dc.subjectST-elevation myocardial infarction
dc.subjectfibrinolysis
dc.subjectthrombolysis
dc.subjectpre-hospital thrombolysis
dc.subject.meshThrombolytic Therapy
dc.subject.meshMyocardial Infarction--therapy
dc.subject.meshEmergency Medical Services
dc.titleThrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction by emergency care practitionersen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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