Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of Norway. Do we offer an equal quality of care?
Patients, relatives, healthcare workers and administrators are concerned about the quality of care offered. We aimed to explore the treatment of acute myocatrdial infarction (AMI) in Northern Norway, compare it with the national figures, and document whether there is an equal quality of care or not....
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:553366fe7f614824a50e63c1faa555ca 2023-05-15T14:57:46+02:00 Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of Norway. Do we offer an equal quality of care? J. Norum A. Hovland L. Balteskard T. Trovik B. Haug F. H. Hansen S. Alterskjær P. Madsen F. Olsen 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1391651 https://doaj.org/article/553366fe7f614824a50e63c1faa555ca EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1391651 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2017.1391651 https://doaj.org/article/553366fe7f614824a50e63c1faa555ca International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 76, Iss 1 (2017) Acute myocardial infarction Norway incidence service air ambulance Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1391651 2022-12-31T02:41:12Z Patients, relatives, healthcare workers and administrators are concerned about the quality of care offered. We aimed to explore the treatment of acute myocatrdial infarction (AMI) in Northern Norway, compare it with the national figures, and document whether there is an equal quality of care or not. The retrospective study included data on patients' treatment for AMI. The following sources were employed. The Norwegian Patient Registry, National Quality of Care Database, Norwegian Myocardial Infarction Registry and data from the National Air Ambulance Services of Norway. The period 2012-2014/15 was studied and the variables were: incidence of AMI, gender and age adjusted rates of AMI and revascularization (PCI, CABG) based on patient's place of living (according to hospital catchment area) and 30-day survival rate. The annual incidence of AMI was 9% higher in the northern region. Significant incidence variations (2.7–5.9 AMI/1000 inhabitants) between the hospitals' catchment areas were revealed. The 30-day survival rate varied between 85.1–92.1% between hospitals. The variation in revascularization/AMI rate was 0.72–1.54. Air amublance services' availability varied through the day. In conclusion, significant variations in the AMI rate and an unequal service within the region was revealed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Norway Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 76 1 1391651 |
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Patients, relatives, healthcare workers and administrators are concerned about the quality of care offered. We aimed to explore the treatment of acute myocatrdial infarction (AMI) in Northern Norway, compare it with the national figures, and document whether there is an equal quality of care or not. The retrospective study included data on patients' treatment for AMI. The following sources were employed. The Norwegian Patient Registry, National Quality of Care Database, Norwegian Myocardial Infarction Registry and data from the National Air Ambulance Services of Norway. The period 2012-2014/15 was studied and the variables were: incidence of AMI, gender and age adjusted rates of AMI and revascularization (PCI, CABG) based on patient's place of living (according to hospital catchment area) and 30-day survival rate. The annual incidence of AMI was 9% higher in the northern region. Significant incidence variations (2.7–5.9 AMI/1000 inhabitants) between the hospitals' catchment areas were revealed. The 30-day survival rate varied between 85.1–92.1% between hospitals. The variation in revascularization/AMI rate was 0.72–1.54. Air amublance services' availability varied through the day. In conclusion, significant variations in the AMI rate and an unequal service within the region was revealed. |
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J. Norum A. Hovland L. Balteskard T. Trovik B. Haug F. H. Hansen S. Alterskjær P. Madsen F. Olsen |
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J. Norum A. Hovland L. Balteskard T. Trovik B. Haug F. H. Hansen S. Alterskjær P. Madsen F. Olsen |
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Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of Norway. Do we offer an equal quality of care? |
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Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of Norway. Do we offer an equal quality of care? |
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Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of Norway. Do we offer an equal quality of care? |
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Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of Norway. Do we offer an equal quality of care? |
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Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of Norway. Do we offer an equal quality of care? |
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treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of norway. do we offer an equal quality of care? |
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