Observational Study Suggests Many Patients with STEMI Treated with Rapid Reperfusion are Being Needlessly Treated in the ICU

Intensive Care Utilization in Stable Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Rapid Reperfusion – JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)’

Commentaries: Many heart attack patients may be needlessly treated in ICU, study suggests – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Reperfusion Timing May Predict Post-PCI ICU Complication Rate in Stable STEMI – Cardiology Advisor (free) AND Most STEMI Patients Head to ICU After PCI, but Not All Need to Go – TCTMD (free) AND ICUs overused for STEMI patients – Cardiovascular Business (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Cardiac ICUs – make space for those who actually need it!

Analysis of STEMI patients treated at ICUs (>80%!), <20% actually needed ICU support (still surprisingly high number?)

whats your procedure?#CICU #CCU #Cardiology #Cardiotwitter https://t.co/252FzN2rmH pic.twitter.com/lhCIm75qo5

— Konstantin Krychtiuk (@krychtiukmd) April 15, 2019