background: hospitalization in the coronary care unit (ccu) is a concern for patients and their companions. different studies have presented conflicting results about the effect of visitors on physiological parameters of patients. the purpose of this study was to determine changes in physiological parameters (systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate) due to presence of visitors at t...

The health care provided to cardiovascular emergencies has undergone several changes in past decades, motivating the re-structuration of health care services. Currently, that subject is being widely discussed by the American Heart Association1 and worldwide. Consequently, discussing that within the context of our reality is important. Of the innumerous changes, those referring to acute coronary...

The therapeutic results in acute myocardial infarction for two periods hnmediately preceding (pre-CCU) and after (post-CCU) establishment of a coronary care unit were compared. One hundred cases of proved myocardial infarction were selected at random from each time period. The coronary care unit reduced gross mortality from 33 percent (pre-CCU) to 16 percent (post-CCU). The reduction in mortali...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between sex, country of birth, level of education as an indicator of socioeconomic position, and the likelihood of treatment in a coronary care unit (CCU) for a first-time myocardial infarction. DESIGN Nationwide register based study. SETTING Sweden. PATIENTS 199 906 patients (114 387 men and 85,519 women) of all ages who were admitted to hospital for...

BACKGROUND Renal dysfunction is an established predictor of all-cause mortality in intensive care units. This study analyzed the outcomes of coronary care unit (CCU) patients and evaluated several biomarkers of acute kidney injury (AKI), including neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), interleukin-18 (IL-18) and cystatin C (CysC) on the first day of CCU admission. METHODOLOGY/PRIN...

From modest beginnings in 1962 in Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Toronto, the coronary care unit has become at once an institution and a revolution in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. The CCU was synthesized from now well known innovations in resuscitation, monitoring, and in the electrical treatment of arrhythmias. Its early history was written by small units of three to four beds...

conclusions considering the personal and background characteristics of personnel and understanding their association with stress and stressful situations encompasses the ability to persevere and adapt to contextual stressors. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 3643 anonymous questionnaires were disseminated among nurses in different hospitals in tehran, iran, by utilizing multi...

BACKGROUND There is no simple and practical way to monitor sleep patterns in patients in acute care units. We designed this study to assess sleep patterns, energy expenditure and circadian rhythms of patients' skin temperature in the coronary care unit (CCU) utilizing a new portable device. MATERIAL/METHODS The SenseWear Armband (SWA) was used to record sleep duration, distribution over 24 hr...

OBJECTIVES To establish the feasibility of training paramedics of diagnose acute myocardial infarction by ECG before hospital admission and whether direct paramedic coronary care admission, arranged by very high frequency (VHF) radio communication with the coronary care unit (CCU), would reduce delay of thrombolysis treatment. DESIGN Prospective controlled study. SETTING District general ho...