Introduction of an accelerated diagnostic protocol in the assessment of emergency department patients with possible acute coronary syndrome: The Nambour Short Low-Intermediate Chest pain project

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 340-344

  George, Terry ^a   Ashover, Sarah ^b   Cullen, Louise ^b,c   Larsen, Peter ^a,d   Gibson, Jason ^a   Bilesky, Jennifer ^b   Coverdale, Steven ^d   Parsonage, William ^b,c  

^a NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Length of stay; Risk assessment; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHEST PAIN; LENGTH OF STAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUEENSLAND; TROPONIN I;

EID: 84881313266     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12091     Document Type: Article

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