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Article: Failure to Admit Chest Pain Patients with Acute Ischemia.
- Article from:
- Clinical Cardiology Alert
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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Failure to Admit Chest Pain Patients with Acute Ischemia
abstract & commentary
Synopsis: The relatively low rate of misdiagnoses will be difficult to reduce further and improvement in ECG interpretation ability and recognition that accelerating angina is a reason for admission are two factors amenable to improvement.
Source: Pope HJ, et al. N Engl J Med 2000;342:1163-1170.
A large body of clinical literature has evolved regarding the optimal approach to individuals presenting with chest pain to the emergency room. Chest pain units become popular, and many hospitals have developed algorithms and guidelines for the triage and evaluation ...