Are chest pain observation units essential for rapid and effective emergency care in the UK? [2]

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 487-488

  Dunn, F ^a   Hughes, D ^a   Rocke, L G R ^a   McNicholl, Brian P ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATINE KINASE MB; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVATION UNIT; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEST PAIN; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PAIN CLINICS;

EID: 33748621185     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.023671     Document Type: Letter

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