Management of unstable angina in a rural hospital: quality-of-care assessment by explicit criteria
Gestion de l'angine instable dans un hôpital rural : évaluation de la qualité des soins par critères explicites
Gordon Brock, Vydas Gurekas, Nathanaelle Theriault
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 25–34
Content Summary
This article evaluates the quality of care for 30 patients diagnosed with unstable angina in a rural 9-bed hospital from 1998 to 2000. The study uses explicit criteria to assess care quality, revealing that most patients received appropriate treatment. Key findings include high compliance with heparin and beta-blocker administration, though aspirin use was lower than in other studies. The study highlights the challenges of rural healthcare, such as limited resources and the need for improved teleconsultation and risk stratification.