Background

Immediate transfer to a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capable hospital for early coronary revascularization is the recommended triage strategy for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), who initially arrive or transported to non–PCI capable hospital.

The aim of this study was to determine the smartphone’s benefits in an emergency department for patients with acute STEMI at non PCI capable centers in Turkey.

Material-Methods

Patients, who had diagnosed STEMI and transfered for primary PCI, were recruited into retrospective analysis. There were 174 patients who had been admitted with chest pain to emergency unit of our hospital and had been diagnosed of STEMI between January 2013 and April 2014. In this period we used smartphone application for diagnose at non-working hours. Also there were 58 patients who were diagnosed STEMI between January 2012 and November 2012 at non-working hours. At this time either cardiologist was being called to emergency unit from his home or electrocardiography was being sent to cardiologist’s e-mail from hospital computer. We researched the meantime of diagnose for both in working and non-working hours after we have started to use application. Also we compared if there was any significant difference for diagnose time between non-working hours groups before and after to be used this application.

Material-Methods

Patients, who had diagnosed STEMI and transfered for primary PCI, were recruited into retrospective analysis. There were 174 patients who had been admitted with chest pain to emergency unit of our hospital and had been diagnosed of STEMI between January 2013 and April 2014. In this period we used smartphone application for diagnose at non-working hours. Also there were 58 patients who were diagnosed STEMI between January 2012 and November 2012 at non-working hours. At this time either cardiologist was being called to emergency unit from his home or electrocardiography was being sent to cardiologist’s e-mail from hospital computer. We researched the meantime of diagnose for both in working and non-working hours after we have started to use application. Also we compared if there was any significant difference for diagnose time between non-working hours groups before and after to be used this application.