ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard)

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	629401
Registration status:	Health, Standard 12/09/2016
Definition:	For the purposes of the Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard (ACSQHC 2014), an ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is one type of acute coronary syndrome. It is when a myocardial infarction is prolonged, leading to more severe and sustained chest pain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) will usually show ST-segment-elevation.

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	For the purposes of the Clinical care standard indicators: acute coronary syndromes, includes patients where: Hospital service—care type, code N[N] = 1 Acute care and Episode of care—principal diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 9th edn) ANN{.N[N]} or Episode of care—additional diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 9th edn) ANN{.N[N]} is one of the following: I21.0 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall (STEMI) I21.1 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of inferior wall (STEMI) I21.2 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of other sites (STEMI) I21.3 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of unspecified site (STEMI).
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Reference documents:	ACSQHC (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) 2014. Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard. Sydney: ACSQHC.
Relational attributes
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Acute coronary syndrome (Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard) Health, Standard 12/09/2016 Acute coronary syndrome (Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard) Health, Standard 12/09/2016 Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard indicators: 3a-Proportion of patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving fibrinolysis or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), 2019- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Qualified 17/09/2019 Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard indicators: 3b-Proportion of patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI) receiving fibrinolysis before or within 30 minutes of hospital presentation, 2019- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Qualified 17/09/2019 Acute coronary syndromes: 3a-STEMI patients receiving fibrinolysis or PCI Health, Standard 12/09/2016 Acute coronary syndromes: 3b-STEMI patients receiving fibrinolysis within 30 minutes of hospital arrival Health, Standard 12/09/2016 Acute coronary syndromes: 3c-PCI patients with STEMI with door-to-device within 90 minutes Health, Standard 12/09/2016 Timely reperfusion Health, Standard 12/09/2016