Effectiveness of the Mobile Emergency Medical Services (SAMU): use of interrupted time series

• Main Authors: Cátia C. Martins Oliveira (Author), Hillegonda Maria Dutih Novaes (Author), Airlane Pereira Alencar (Author), Itamar S. Santos (Author), Maria Cecilia T. Damasceno (Author), Heraldo Possolo de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of the Mobile Emergency Medical Services (SAMU) in the ABC Region, using myocardial infarction as tracer condition. METHODS The analysis of interrupted time series was the approach chosen to test immediate and gradual effects of the intervention on the...