Why the study?
Does an accelerated diagnostic approach (Brisbane protocol) reduce health service cost and length of stay in patients presenting to the ED with potential ACS?
Population
1,859 patients presenting to the emergency department with potential acute coronary syndromes at a large…
Comparison
Accelerated diagnostic approach using early… vs Traditional diagnostic approach using serial…
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May support 0/2h troponin testing to lower ED costs and LOS in suspected ACS; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Does an accelerated diagnostic approach (Brisbane protocol) reduce health service cost and length of stay in patients presenting to the ED with potential ACS?
An accelerated diagnostic protocol for potential ACS in the ED using 0- and 2-hour troponin testing reduces costs and length of stay compared to traditional 0- and 6-hour testing.
Cheng et al. (2016) studied this question.
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