Why the study?
Does the HEART Pathway decision aid improve the identification of low-risk patients suitable for early discharge compared to the ADAPT decision aid in Emergency Department patients with acute chest pain?
Population
141 Emergency Department patients with acute chest pain
Comparison
HEART Pathway decision aid vs 2-hour accelerated diagnostic protocol decision…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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HEART pathway may identify more low-risk ED chest pain patients for discharge than ADAPT; leaves open need for prospective trials before practice change.
Does the HEART Pathway decision aid improve the identification of low-risk patients suitable for early discharge compared to the ADAPT decision aid in Emergency Department patients with acute chest pain?
The HEART pathway decision aid safely identifies more Emergency Department patients with acute chest pain for early discharge compared to the ADAPT protocol without missing major adverse cardiac events.
Stopyra et al. (2016) studied this question.
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