The State of STEMI Care Across NSW: A Comparison of Rural, Regional, and Metropolitan Centres
We document large differences in the demographic profiles, use of ambulance, and access to PPCI in patients with STEMI across the three NSW centres. Current NSW health and ambulance protocols in a large, sparsely populated rural NSW LHD were able to deliver thrombolysis at the point of contact and facilitate "hot" transfer of patients with STEMI to a PCI centre. Long distances and transfer times mean that PPCI is a limited option in rural NSW, with scope for further improvement in models of care.
Authors
- Sarah Louise Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8966-5065)
- Alex Elder
- Georgina M. Luscombe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-5131)
- Harry C. Lowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-9717)
- E. Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7505-9793)
- Steven Faddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-6663)
- Mark Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-9686)
- Ruth Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0150-1929)
- G. Larnach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3802-9960)
- R. Gadeley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4486-1449)
- Catherine Hawke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-9949)
- Andrew James Boyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6201-805X)
- D. Amos
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- NSW Ambulance (AU)
- John Hunter Hospital (AU)
- Western NSW Local Health District (AU)
- Hunter New England Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart Lung and Circulation
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.07.016
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Education Systems and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.29
Funders
- McMaster University
- Western Sydney Local Health District
- NSW Ministry of Health
- NSW Health
- State Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics