PGIMER cardiac triage unit treats 3,049 patients in under five months
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has successfully launched a dedicated cardiac triage unit that has treated 3,049 patients in less than five months. This initiative, which began on March 9, aims to alleviate the strain on the main emergency department at Nehru Hospital by providing quicker access to specialized cardiac care.
Of the patients assessed at the unit, 1,108 (36.3%) were directly shifted to the Coronary Care Unit, while 1,513 (49.6%) were stabilized and discharged on the same day. The cardiac triage model, led by Professor of Cardiology Dr Rajesh Vijayvergiya, has shown promising results with a low mortality rate of 0.5% and has proposed that the approach be adopted at other high-volume tertiary-care hospitals.
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