A cluster randomised trial to assess the impact of clinical pathways on AMI management in rural Australian emergency departments

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A cluster randomised trial to assess the impact of clinical pathways on AMI management in rural Australian emergency departments

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Abstract Background People living in rural Australia are more likely to die in hospital following an acute myocardial infarction than those living in major cities. While several factors, including time taken to access hospital care, contribute to this risk, it is also partially attributable to the lower uptake of evidence-based guidelines for the administration of thrombolytic drugs in rural emergency departments where up to one-third of eligible patients do not receive this life-saving inter...

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2009-05-01

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Snow Pamela C / Humphreys John S / Buykx Penny / Kinsman Leigh D / Willis Jon

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BMC Health Services Research

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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/83

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Public aspects of medicine

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