Standardized implementation of chest pain units based on these recommendations aims to enhance diagnostic efficiency and improve the quality of care for patients with chest pain.
Adopt standardized chest pain units with protocols in practice; extends prior evidence with specific implementation guidance for optimized care.
Chest pain units are defined as organizational short stay units with specific management protocols designed to facilitate and optimize the diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain in the emergency department. The present document is intended to standardize and facilitate the installation of chest pain units nearby to the emergency department or as an integral part of the emergency department. Recommendations on organizational structure, physical and technical requirements and on disease management are presented. More standardized installation and implementation of chest pain units will enhance the quality of chest pain units and improve the quality of care of our chest pain patients.
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Claeys et al. (2017) conducted a review in Chest pain. Chest pain units was evaluated. Standardized installation and implementation of chest pain units with specific management protocols are recommended to optimize the diagnosis and care of patients presenting with chest pain.
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