Open AccessImpact of a Clinical Decision Rule on Hospital Triage of Patients With Suspected Acute Cardiac Ischemia in the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Brendan M. Reilly
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.288.3.342
Subject(s) - medicine , triage , emergency department , emergency medicine , confidence interval , coronary care unit , intensive care unit , acute coronary syndrome , prospective cohort study , cardiac ischemia , ischemia , intensive care medicine , myocardial infarction , nursing
Emergency department (ED) physicians often are uncertain about where in the hospital to triage patients with suspected acute cardiac ischemia. Many patients are triaged unnecessarily to intensive or intermediate cardiac care units.
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