Point of care troponin decreases time in the emergency department for patients with possible acute coronary syndrome: A randomised controlled trial

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 194-198

  Loten, Conrad ^a   Attia, John ^a,b   Hullick, Carolyn ^a   Marley, John ^c   McElduff, Patrick ^d  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME FACTORS; TROPONIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 77949900889     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.069427     Document Type: Article

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