Why the study?
Does risk stratification by a specialist nurse utilizing a point of care protocol accurately assess patients with ischaemic type chest pain in the emergency department?
Population
546 patients with ischaemic type chest pain assessed in the emergency department
Comparison
Risk stratification by a specialist nurse… vs Hospital laboratory assessment
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Supports nurse-led POC biomarker use for ED chest pain; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Does risk stratification by a specialist nurse utilizing a point of care protocol accurately assess patients with ischaemic type chest pain in the emergency department?
A nurse-led point of care biomarker protocol provides high diagnostic accuracy for risk stratifying patients with ischaemic chest pain in the emergency department.
Hamilton et al. (2008) studied this question.
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