Prehospital electrocardiograms (ECGs) do not improve the process of emergency department care in hospitals with higher usage of ECGs in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 668-675

  Cudnik, Michael T ^a   Peacock, W Frank ^b   Diercks, Deborah B ^c   Roe, Matthew T ^d   Chen, Anita Y ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 74849131763     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20673     Document Type: Article

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