| Literature DB >> 34027344 |
Laurie-Anne Boivin-Proulx1,2, Alexis Matteau1,2, Christine Pacheco3, Alexandra Bastiany4, Samer Mansour1,2, André Kokis2, Éric Quan5, François Gobeil2, Brian J Potter1,2.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: ST-elevation myocardial infarction diagnosis at first medical contact (FMC) and prehospital cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) activation are associated with reduced total ischemic time and therefore have become the dominant ST-elevation myocardial infarction referral method in primary percutaneous coronary intervention systems. We sought to determine whether physician oversight was associated with improved diagnostic performance in a prehospital CCL activation system and what effect the additional interpretation has on treatment delay.Entities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 34027344 PMCID: PMC8129458 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.11.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: CJC Open ISSN: 2589-790X
Figure 1Conceptual schematic of cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) activation categories on the basis of a combination of electrocardiographic and clinical criteria. Dx, diagnosis; ECG, electrocardiogram; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Figure 2Flow chart of 428 consecutive catheterization laboratory activations using the Physician Oversight and Automated prehospital CCL activation algorithm. CCL, cardiac catheterization laboratory; ECG, electrocardiogram; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Baseline patient characteristics in the physician-blind and physician-aware cohorts
| Characteristic | Automated | Oversight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age ± SD, years | 64 ± 13 | 64 ± 12 | 0.587 |
| Male sex | 219 (70) | 85 (73) | 0.648 |
| Diabetes | 53 (17) | 23 (20) | 0.525 |
| Hypertension | 170 (55) | 47 (40) | 0.007 |
| Dyslipidemia | 179 (58) | 47 (40) | 0.002 |
| Tobacco use | 146 (47) | 45 (38) | 0.122 |
| Known CAD or angina history | 71 (23) | 24 (21) | 0.621 |
| Previous revascularization | 50 (16) | 14 (12) | 0.543 |
| Previous stroke/TIA | 12 (3) | 2 (0) | 0.191 |
| Peripheral artery disease | 11 (3) | 7 (1) | 0.026 |
| CRF (CrCl < 60 mL/min) | 39 (15) | 16 (16) | 0.901 |
| Dialysis | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 0.435 |
| BMI > 30 | 71 (27) | 28 (28) | 0.978 |
| Killip Class III-IV | 27 (10) | 10 (9) | 0.821 |
| Mean HR ± SD, bpm | 74 ±19 | 72 ± 25 | 0.501 |
| Mean SBP ± SD, mm Hg | 128 ± 30 | 130 ± 30 | 0.479 |
Data are presented as n (%) except where otherwise stated.
BMI, body mass index; bpm, beats per minute; CAD, coronary artery disease; CrCl, creatinine clearance; CRF, chronic renal failure; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TIA, transient ischemic attack.
True ST-elevation myocardial infarction cases only.
Overall 32 missing (25 physician-blind, 8 physician-aware).
Three missing (3 physician-blind).
Three missing (3 physician-aware).
Overall 20 missing (10 physician-blind, 10 physician-aware).
Types of error in 428 consecutive prehospital cardiac catheterization laboratory activations with and without real-time physician oversight
| Type of error | Automated | Oversight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| False positive activation | 11 (4%) | 1 (1%) | 0.134 |
| Inappropriate activation | 23 (7%) | 3 (3%) | 0.062 |
| Machine error | 7 (2%) | 0 (0%) | – |
| Human error | 16 (5%) | 3 (3%) | 0.248 |
Adjusted odds ratio of predictors of inappropriate activations across cohorts.
| Variable | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |||
| Female sex | 0.90 (0.37-2.19) | 0.812 | – | – |
| Age ≥ 75 years | 2.74 (1.21-6.17) | 0.015 | 2.98 (1.27-6.95) | 0.012∗ |
| Diabetes | 0.92 (0.30-2.76) | 0.954 | – | – |
| Hypertension | 2.44 (0.99-6.01) | 0.052 | – | – |
| Previous CAD | 3.20 (1.39-7.41) | 0.006 | 3.02 (1.29-7.06) | 0.011∗ |
| Physician-blind | 3.03 (0.89-10.31) | 0.075 | – | – |
CAD, coronary artery disease; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
∗ Statistically significant at P < 0.05.
Door-to-device and FMC-to-device time among 390 true STEMIs from 428 consecutive prehospital cardiac catheterization laboratory activations
| Automated (2012-2015; n = 277) | Physician Oversight (2014-2015; n = 113) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Median FMC-to-device time, IQR | 76, 20 | 86, 25 | < 0.001 |
| Median FMC-to-door time, IQR | 29, 13 | 35, 20 | 0.900 |
| Median door-to-device time, IQR | 46, 24 | 52, 13 | 0.264 |
FMC, first medical contact; IQR, interquartile range; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Statistically significant at P < 0.05.