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BACKGROUND: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario issued a declaration of emergency, implementing public health interventions on March 16, 2020. METHODS: We compared cardiac catheterization procedures for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) between January 1 and May 10, 2020 to the same time frame in 2019. RESULTS: From March 16 to May 10, 2020, after implementation of provincial directives, STEMI cases significantly decreased by up to 25%. The proportion of patients who achieved guideline targets for first medical contact balloon for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) decreased substantially to 28% (median, 101 minutes) for patients who presented directly to a PCI site and to 37% (median, 149 minutes) for patients transferred from a non-PCI site, compared with 2019. CONCLUSIONS: STEMI cases across Ontario have been substantially affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
INTRODUCTION: En réponse à la pandémie de COVID-19, l'Ontario a déclaré l'état d'urgence et mis en place des interventions de santé publique le 16 mars 2020. MÉTHODES: Nous avons comparé les procédures de cathétérisme cardiaque lors d'infarctus du myocarde avec sus-décalage du segment ST (STEMI) du 1er janvier au 10 mai 2020 à la même période en 2019. RÉSULTATS: Du 16 mars au 10 mai 2020, après la mise en place des directives provinciales, les cas de STEMI ont connu une diminution significative pouvant atteindre jusqu'à 25 %. La proportion de patients qui ont atteint les objectifs prévus aux lignes directrices entre le premier contact médical et le ballonnet de l'intervention coronarienne percutanée (IPC) a connu une diminution considérable de 28 % (médiane, 101 minutes) pour ceux qui se présentaient directement dans un site d'IPC et de 37 % (médiane, 149 minutes) pour ceux qui étaient dirigés vers un site non-ICP, et ce, en comparaison à 2019. CONCLUSIONS: La pandémie de COVID-19 a considérablement nui aux cas de STEMI de l'Ontario.
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An essential outcome of professional practice environments is the provision of high-quality, safe nursing care. To mitigate the quality and safety chasm, nursing leadership at St. Michael's Hospital undertook a strategic plan to enhance the nursing professional practice environment. This case study outlines the development of the strategic planning process: the driving forces (platform); key stakeholders (process and players); vision, guiding principles, strategic directions, framework for action and accountability (plan); lessons learned (pearls); and next steps to moving forward the vision, strategic directions and accountability mechanisms (passion and perseverance).
