Door to balloon time?

NeuwirthLaw Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Standard of Care

In medical malpractice cases, there are a lot of guidelines or standards of practice to sort through. So, what is door to balloon time? In treating heart attacks, the first surgical treatment is in the catheterization lab and involves placing a balloon into your artery to expand the blockage and place a stent or metal tube in the artery to …