Variations in the application of cardiac care in Australia. Results from a prospective audit of the treatment of patients presenting with chest pain

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 218-223

  Walters, Darren L ^a,b   Aroney, Constantine N ^b,c   Chew, Derek P ^d,e   Bungey, Linden ^f   Coverdale, Steven G ^g   Allan, Roger ^h   Brieger, David ⁱ  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital Australia   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^f Merck Sharp and Dohme (Australia)   (Australia)

^g NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THORAX PAIN; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CHEST PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 42449133897     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01588.x     Document Type: Article

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