Artur Borowicz1, Klaudiusz Nadolny1,2,3, Kamil Bujak4, Daniel Cieśla5, Mariusz Gąsior4, Bartosz Hudzik6,7. 1. Voivodeship Rescue Service in Katowice, Katowice, Poland. 2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok. 3. University of Strategic Planning in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland. 4. 3rd Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Sil. 5. Department of Science, Biostatistics and New Technologies, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland. 6. 3rd Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Sil. bartekh@mp.pl. 7. Department of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia. bartekh@mp.pl.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Time delays to reperfusion therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) still remain a considerable drawback in many healthcare systems. Emergency medical service (EMS) has a critical role in the early management of STEMI. Under investigation herein, was whether the use of physician-staffed ambulances leads to shorter pre-hospital delays in STEMI patients. METHODS: This was an observational and retrospective study, using data from the registry of the Silesian regional EMS system in Katowice, Poland and the Polish Registry on Acute Coronary Syndromes (PL-ACS) for a study period of January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016. The study population (n = 717) was divided into two groups: group 1 (n = 546 patients) - physician-staffed ambulances and group 2 (n = 171 patients) - paramedic-staffed ambulances. RESULTS: Responses during the day and night shifts were similar. Paramedic-led ambulances more often transmitted 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) to the percutaneous coronary intervention centers. All EMS time intervals were similar in both groups. The type of EMS dispatched to patients (physicianstaffed vs. paramedic/nurse-only staffed ambulance) was adjusted for ECG transmission, sex had no impact on in-hospital mortality (odds ratio [OR] 1.41; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.79-1.95; p = 0.4). However, service time exceeding 42 min was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality (OR 4.19; 95% CI 1.27-13.89; p = 0.019). In-hospital mortality rate was higher in the two upper quartiles of service time in the entire study population. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that both physician-led and paramedic-led ambulances meet the criteria set out by the Polish and European authorities. All EMS time intervals are similar regardless of the type of EMS unit dispatched. A physician being present on board did not have a prognostic impact on outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Time delays to reperfusion therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) still remain a considerable drawback in many healthcare systems. Emergency medical service (EMS) has a critical role in the early management of STEMI. Under investigation herein, was whether the use of physician-staffed ambulances leads to shorter pre-hospital delays in STEMI patients. METHODS: This was an observational and retrospective study, using data from the registry of the Silesian regional EMS system in Katowice, Poland and the Polish Registry on Acute Coronary Syndromes (PL-ACS) for a study period of January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016. The study population (n = 717) was divided into two groups: group 1 (n = 546 patients) - physician-staffed ambulances and group 2 (n = 171 patients) - paramedic-staffed ambulances. RESULTS: Responses during the day and night shifts were similar. Paramedic-led ambulances more often transmitted 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) to the percutaneous coronary intervention centers. All EMS time intervals were similar in both groups. The type of EMS dispatched to patients (physicianstaffed vs. paramedic/nurse-only staffed ambulance) was adjusted for ECG transmission, sex had no impact on in-hospital mortality (odds ratio [OR] 1.41; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.79-1.95; p = 0.4). However, service time exceeding 42 min was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality (OR 4.19; 95% CI 1.27-13.89; p = 0.019). In-hospital mortality rate was higher in the two upper quartiles of service time in the entire study population. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that both physician-led and paramedic-led ambulances meet the criteria set out by the Polish and European authorities. All EMS time intervals are similar regardless of the type of EMS unit dispatched. A physician being present on board did not have a prognostic impact on outcomes.
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