ALARMED: Adverse events in Low-risk patients with chest pain Receiving continuous electrocardiographic Monitoring in the Emergency Department. A pilot study

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-67

  Atzema, Clare ^a   Schull, Michael J ^a   Borgundvaag, Bjug ^b   Slaughter, Graham R D ^c   Lee, Cheong K ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SINUS ARREST; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; CHEST PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 28844507302     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.05.015     Document Type: Article

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