BACKGROUND: The challenge with fast track (FT) is to avoid compromising medical safety. We aimed to investigate whether patients with acute coronary syndrome could be safely retransferred to the referral hospital on the same day after coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PCI). METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 399 consecutive patients were prospectively randomized: 206 to ordinary care (OC) and 193 to the FT group. Of these, 30% of patients were admitted for unstable angina pectoris and 70% for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The FT patients were evaluated for possible same-day return after angiography and/or PCI. Crossover, acute, and 30-day major events were recorded. The radial approach was used in 91 and 87% in the OC and FT group, respectively. Of the FT patients, 95% were returned on the same day and nine crossover patients (4.7%) the next day or later. Major events occurred in nine patients (2.2%); five in the OC and four in the FT group. There were a total of five events within 24 hours. No events were observed during transportation and there were no early retransfers. CONCLUSIONS: Immediate written reports and good communication with the referring hospital enabled thoroughly selected patients to be safely returned on the same day as angiography and/or PCI.
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BACKGROUND: The challenge with fast track (FT) is to avoid compromising medical safety. We aimed to investigate whether patients with acute coronary syndrome could be safely retransferred to the referral hospital on the same day after coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PCI). METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 399 consecutive patients were prospectively randomized: 206 to ordinary care (OC) and 193 to the FT group. Of these, 30% of patients were admitted for unstable angina pectoris and 70% for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The FT patients were evaluated for possible same-day return after angiography and/or PCI. Crossover, acute, and 30-day major events were recorded. The radial approach was used in 91 and 87% in the OC and FT group, respectively. Of the FT patients, 95% were returned on the same day and nine crossover patients (4.7%) the next day or later. Major events occurred in nine patients (2.2%); five in the OC and four in the FT group. There were a total of five events within 24 hours. No events were observed during transportation and there were no early retransfers. CONCLUSIONS: Immediate written reports and good communication with the referring hospital enabled thoroughly selected patients to be safely returned on the same day as angiography and/or PCI.
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