Impact of medical practice guidelines on the assessment of patients with acute coronary syndrome without persistent ST segment elevation

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 383-389

  Wasserfallen, Jean Blaise ^a   Berger, Alexandre ^a   Eckert, Philippe ^a   Stauffer, Jean Christophe ^a   Schlaepfer, Jürg ^a   Gillis, Dominique ^a   Cornuz, Jacques ^a   Schaller, Marie Denise ^a   Kappenberger, Lukas ^a   Yersin, Bertrand ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Clinical practice guidelines; Emergency; Risk

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; EPTIFIBATIDE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRATE; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 5444255601     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh069     Document Type: Article

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