BACKGROUND To evaluate the impact of duration of Impella 2.5 support (Abiomed, Danvers, MA) on hospitalization of patients after high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). There has been a continuous increase in prevalence of coronary artery disease with more patients needing PCI during acute myocardial infarction. Some of these patients have to undergo high-risk revascularization with...

Family Needs 
 of Patients Admitted to Critical Care Unit (CCU)
 Abstract
 The growing threat patients’ death will impact on their family’s worry and stress which negatively affect the role family as a part support system for patient. purpose this study is determine needs patients admitted CCU Arifin Achmad General Hospital Riau Province. This quantitative using descriptive desig...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to analyze the most recent trends in myocardial infarction (MI) care, the number of patients treated for MI and their outcomes, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and pain-to-hospital times in MI patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS For 778 patients treated for acute MI at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of University Hospital Split, Croatia the following data wer...

The basic functions of a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) is continuous and intensive monitoring of cardiac function, both invasive and non-invasive. Monitoring techniques serve three main purposes, namely to protect the patient by ensuring that any abnormal variations are immediately evident; to indicate the pattern of the patient's response to treatment so that it can be modified as required; and to ...

In the United States, acute cardiac ischemia (ACI), including both unstable angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarction (AMI), is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and an enormous consumer of health care resources. Accordingly, the use of hospital and intensive care beds for patients suspected to have ACI is a major health care expense. Yet of the approximately three million pat...

BACKGROUND Pre-hospital electrocardiogram (ECG) transmission to an expert for interpretation and triage reduces time to acute percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI). In order to detect all STEMI patients, the ECG should be transmitted in all cases of suspected acute cardiac ischemia. The aim of this study was to examine the ability o...

OBJECTIVE To assess the use of acute coronary care facilities in the Republic of Ireland with regard to case mix, patient characteristics, mortality and factors associated with mortality, time intervals to admission, utilisation of thrombolysis, and risk factor profiles. DESIGN A 1 week prospective census of all hospitals admitting acute coronary cases. These comprised 23 coronary care units ...

BACKGROUND Although our understanding of medical adverse events has increased substantially over the last decade, little is known about iatrogenic adverse events (IAEs) in the coronary care unit (CCU). We sought to determine the frequency and potential preventability of IAEs in the CCU of a tertiary care center. METHODS AND RESULTS We undertook a retrospective cohort study evaluating the hosp...

INTRODUCTION The coronary care unit (CCU) model of care has evolved considerably over the past several decades and emerged as one of the most important advances in the care of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The concept of a specific unit for patients with ACS equipped with highly trained and specialized staff was initially introduced in the 1960s, but it was not until 1980s that t...