Critical pathways in cardiology

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Cannon Christopher P.; O'Gara Patrick T.
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia
Publication Dates: 2001.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xi, 260 p.: ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0781726212 (alk. paper)
Index Number: R54
CLC: R54
Call Number: R54/C934
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Goals, design, and implementation of critical pathways in cardiology -- 2. Potential pitfalls in the development of successful critical pathways -- 3. Emergency department critical pathways for acute coronary syndromes -- 4. Thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction -- 5. Critical pathways for evaluating the chest pain patient at low risk -- 6. Critical pathways approach using nuclear cardiac imaging in the Emergency Department -- 7. Chest pain centers -- 8. Thrombolysis critical pathway -- 9. Critical pathways for primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction at community hospitals without cardiac surgery -- 10. Primary PTCA for acute MI in the PAMI Trials -- 11. Complicated myocardial infarction -- 12. Critical pathway for unstable angina -- 13. Cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention -- 14. Pathways for coronary artery bypass surgery -- 15. Aortic dissection -- 16. Management of atrial fibrillation -- 17. Congestive heart failure -- 18. Deep venous thrombosis -- 19. Pulmonary embolism -- 20. Hypercholesterolemia -- 21. Hypertension -- 22. Chronic angina pectoris -- 23. Cardiac rehabilitation in the post myocardial infarction patient -- 24. Smoking cessation