Thrombolysis times were longer than when the thrombolysis nurse was on-duty, with 43% receiving thrombolysis within 60 minutes and 90% within two hours of arrival in the A&E (Fig 1), but there was a minor improvement compared with the period before her appointment. Median door-to-needle time for thrombolysis was 66 (interquartile range: 60-92) minutes for the pre- thrombolysis nurse group, falling dramatically to 30 (20-40) minutes when the thrombolysis nurse was on duty - a highly significant saving of 36 minutes (^=0.0001).
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Effectiveness of a 'thrombolysis nurse' in shortening delay to thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction.
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