Prevalence of life-threatening arrhythmias in ED patients transported to the radiology suite while monitored by telemetry

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 655-657

  Caglar, Selin ^a   Leffler, Stephen ^a  

^a FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMETRY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ARRHYTHMIA; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREVALENCE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMETRY;

EID: 33748542668     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.01.028     Document Type: Article

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