Patient Onset of Symptoms to Balloon time is the answer

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Fan of #CodeSTEMI? In this behind the scenes interview with Dr. Riba, Medical Director for he Cardiac Care Unit at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan he gives us details on what he feels the next steps are in improving patient outcomes. It isn’t about “Door to Balloon”times anymore It is about “Onset of Patient Symptoms [...]

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Fan of #CodeSTEMI?

In this behind the scenes interview with Dr. Riba, Medical Director for he Cardiac Care Unit at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan he gives us details on what he feels the next steps are in improving patient outcomes.

It isn’t about “Door to Balloon”times anymore

It is about “Onset of Patient Symptoms to Balloon” times we should be measuring!

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  • Ken Grauer

    Nice Behind-the-Scenes interview by Dr. Riba – which emphasizes the fundamental point that although dramatic advances have been made in reducing mortality of STEMI patients once they make it to the hospital – the principal barrier toward further reductions in mortality remains the considerable “initial time” from onset of symptoms until the patient finally calls EMS.  We still need to figure out how to reduce this initial time …

  • Ken Grauer

    Nice Behind-the-Scenes interview of Dr Riba – who emphasizes that although advances in treatment have resulted in dramatic reduction in STEMI mortality once the patient makes it to the hospital – the principal barrier to further improvement in outcome remains the considerable “initial time” from onset of symptoms until when the patient finally calls EMS …  Patients rarely die any more of VFib in the hospital. Figuring out how to reduce that “initial time” is the key.