Scenario: This electrocardiogram (ECG) was obtained from a 66-year-old male patient being admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) as a “direct admit.” The patient had gone to an urgent care center 1 hour earlier with complaints of weakness and shortness of breath. Based on the symptoms and ECG (similar to the one below), he was sent via ambulance to the CCU. Past medical history includes hyper...

Background: This study was undertaken to evaluate clinical characteristics, indications, outcomes, and factors affecting outcomes in adult patients on mechanical ventilation admitted CCU that will help planning of proper MV management programs. There are few studies the coronary care unit (CCU) population even fewer from developing countries.
 Methods: All received at Ibrahim cardiac hospi...

Asdata from mobile coronary units and coronary care units in the early 1970s accumulated, we saw a strong association between the incidence of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and sudden coronary death.1 The profession devised and delivered treatment in a climate charged with the fear that PVCs would inevitably trigger ventricular fibrillation. The picture was a familiar one in CCUs: p...

abstract background: different modes of mechanical ventilation are used for respiratory support after coronary artery bypass graft (cabg). this study aimed to compare the effect(s) of using adaptive support ventilation (asv) and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (simv) on the length of mechanical ventilation (intubation duration) and hospital stay after coronary artery bypass graf...

The therapeutic effects of intercessory prayer (IP) to the Judeo-Christian God, one of the oldest forms of therapy, has had little attention in the medical literature. To evaluate the effects of IP in a coronary care unit (CCU) population, a prospective randomized double-blind protocol was followed. Over ten months, 393 patients admitted to the CCU were randomized, after signing informed consen...

The present study evaluated the prognosis at different troponin concentrations regardless of the underlying diagnosis in an unselected group of patients admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) and whether the prognosis is dependent on the cause of the troponin increase. Troponin I was measured with the Stratus CS analyzer (Dade Behring) in 468 consecutively and unselected patients admitted to ...

BACKGROUND Determine the effect of the day 1 urinary excretion of cadmium (D1-UE-Cd) on mortality of patients admitted to a coronary care unit (CCU). METHODS A total of 323 patients were enrolled in this 6-month study. Urine and blood samples were taken within 24 h after CCU admission. Demographic data, clinical diagnoses, and hospital mortality were recorded. The scores of established system...

OBJECTIVE To identify the effect on door to needle (DTN) time of moving the site of thrombolysis delivery from the coronary care unit (CCU) to the emergency department (ED). To ascertain if moving the site of thrombolysis enables appropriate use of thrombolysis. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING CCU and ED of a 450 bed Scottish district general hospital without on-site primary angiop...

Abstract Background In the setting of coronary care unit (CCU), early detection pneumonia is para-mount important to prevent severe complications. This study was designed aiming evaluate diagnostic accuracy lung ultrasound (LUS) in and compared with chest x-ray (CXR). Method We enrolled 110 consecutive patients admitted CCU Federico II University Hospital. Each patient underwent CXR bedside LUS...

Introduction: We describe the restructuring that is taking place in primary health care (PHC) in Portugal and discuss how the new emerging organization and work practices reflect in care transitions and intraand inter-organizational integration. Theory and methods: PHC represents an essential support for the restructuring that is taking place in health care in Portugal. We conducted a case stud...