Why the study?
Can chest pain units be safely and effectively established across multiple hospitals to manage patients with acute chest pain?
Population
1,644 patients with acute chest pain managed by chest pain units (CPUs) across 7 NHS hospitals.
Design
RCT, 7 of 14 participating hospitals were randomly allocated to establish CPU…
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Supports safe chest pain unit implementation across hospitals; extends multicenter RCT evidence for early discharge of low-risk patients.
Can chest pain units be safely and effectively established across multiple hospitals to manage patients with acute chest pain?
Chest pain units can be safely established across various hospitals to manage low-risk patients, allowing the majority to be discharged with a very low rate of 30-day adverse events.
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