Percutaneous coronary intervention, repatriation and unplanned readmissions: Characteristics of percutaneous coronary intervention patients who experience an unplanned readmission after repatriation from a tertiary hospital

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Percutaneous coronary intervention, repatriation and unplanned readmissions: Characteristics of percutaneous coronary intervention patients who experience an unplanned readmission after repatriation from a tertiary hospital

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BACKGROUND The use of air ambulances to transport cardiac patients has grown rapidly over the past decade in New Zealand. There were in excess of 3000 fixed wing air ambulance missions flown in 2005. Both pressurized and unpressurized air ambulances are used. The altitude exposure guidelines for safe transport of people with heart disease were developed 50 years ago. These guidelines do not meet best practice standards and there is little research into transportation of acutely unwell or post...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2009

Creator

Kennedy, Peter

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6594

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Hawke's Bay (N.Z.) / New Zealand / cardiac patients / percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) / patient repatriation / aeromedical transportation / air ambulances / patient readmissions / Māori / flight nurses / Health sciences / Nursing / Nursing not elsewhere classified / Biomedical and clinical sciences / Cardiovascular medicine and haematology / Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) / Indigenous studies / Te hauora me te oranga o te Māori (Māori health and wellbeing) / Hauora / Mate / Mate rerekē / Tahumaero / Mate manawa

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