Quality of emergency room care for atrial fibrillation

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 267-273

  Kyhälä Valtonen, Hanna ^a   Lehto, Mika ^a   Rossinen, Juhani ^b   Pajari, Risto ^a   Mustonen, Harri ^a   Koponen, Leena ^a   Kohvakka, Antti ^b   Lehtonen, Lasse ^a   Toivonen, Lauri ^a   Voipio Pulkki, Liisa Maria ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Malmi Hospital   (Finland)

^c Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Emergency care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIGITALIS; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIZZINESS; DOSE CALCULATION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33749427850     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430600889589     Document Type: Article

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