A new improved accelerated diagnostic protocol safely identifies low-risk patients with chest pain in the emergency department
NZ Literature Abstract
posted by HIIRC Admin on 18 June 2012
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Authors
Sally Aldous
Mark Richards
Louise Cullen
Richard Troughton
Martin Than
Year of Publication
2012
Source
Academic Emergency Medicine, 19(5), 510–516
Publication Type
Journal article (peer reviewed)
Publication Status
Completed
Abstract
The objective of this prospective study was to assess "... whether the accelerated diagnostic protocol (ADP) studied in the Asia Pacific Evaluation of Chest Pain Trial (ASPECT) could be optimised to effectively risk stratify patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and allow early discharge of very-low-risk patients".
Type of Study
Prospective study
How to Access
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