Registry of acute coronary syndrome patients admitted to Critical Care Center, Cairo University /
دراسة مرضى متلازمة القصور الحاد للشرايين التاجية بمركز الحالات الحرجة كلية الطب
HanyTawfik ; Supervised Alia Abd Elfattah , AkramAbd Elbary , Mahmoud Khaled
- Cairo : HanyTawfik , 2014
- 124 P. : charts ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Critical Care Medicine
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Egypt and worldwide, placing great strain on the world's health systems. High-quality treatment of CVD requires a valid, reliable measurement for ensuring evidence-based care. Clinical outcomes registries have been used to support quality improvement activities in some countries, but there are few examples of their implementation in resource-limited settings. Objective: It is one of the few Egyptian registries dealing with patients with acute coronary syndrome admitted in critical care department ,Cairo University We tried to determine our performance in comparison to other registries, and to find out risk factors associated with poor outcomes especially in our Egyptian patient population. Methods: This is a retrospective non-controlled cohort study of patients with acute coronary syndrome admitted from January 2010 to December 2012. Retrospective analysis of these patients data were retrieved through reviewing written paper and electronic database