Surgical standby for coronary balloon angioplasty

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 268; no. 6; p. 741
• Main Authors: Meier, B, Urban, P, Dorsaz, P A, Favre, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 12.08.1992
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - mortality; Coronary Artery Bypass; Emergencies; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Myocardial Infarction - surgery; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Recurrence

To assess the predictability of need for emergency surgery after coronary balloon angioplasty. Nonrandomized intervention study. Nonprofit university hospital. Prior to balloon angioplasty, 1000 consecutive patients were assigned to either the "standby" group (189 patients [19%]) or the &q...