A computer protocol to evaluate subjects with chest pain in the emergency department: A multicenter study

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-209

  Lorenzoni, Roberto ^a   Ebert, Alberto Genovesi ^b   Lattanzi, Fabio ^c   Orsini, Enrico ^d   Mazzoni, Alessandra ^a   Magnani, Mirco ^e   Barbieri, Cristina ^a   Rossi, Marco ^a   Mazzuoli, Francesco ^f  

^a CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Spedali Riuniti   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d F Lotti Hospital   (Italy)

^e Division of Health Technologies   (Italy)

^f CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Electrocardiography; Enzymes; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CODING; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY CARE UNITS; CORONARY DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROBABILITY;

EID: 33646841320     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000215274.78014.f6     Document Type: Article

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