Why the study?
Do chest pain units improve diagnostic accuracy and clinical outcomes compared to conventional care in patients presenting to emergency departments with chest pain?
Population
Patients presenting to emergency departments with chest pain who do not have an obvious acute coronary…
Comparison
Chest pain units. vs Conventional care.
Design
Editorial
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Chest pain units offer a potentially safe and efficient systematic approach to evaluating low-to-moderate risk chest pain in emergency departments, though large-scale UK-specific evidence is needed.
Do chest pain units improve diagnostic accuracy and clinical outcomes compared to conventional care in patients presenting to emergency departments with chest pain?
Chest pain units offer a potentially safe and efficient systematic approach to evaluating low-to-moderate risk chest pain in emergency departments, though large-scale UK-specific evidence is needed.
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