Key result
Chest pain units address the challenge of evaluating 5 to 8 million annual ED visits for chest pain in the United States, where over half of patients do not have a cardiac cause.
Population
Individuals with chest pain or other symptoms suggestive of myocardial ischemia seen in emergency…
Design
Review
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May facilitate efficient ED chest pain triage; leaves open prospective outcome trials before routine adoption.
Chest pain units are discussed as a modern approach to efficiently manage the high volume of emergency department visits for chest pain, distinguishing acute coronary syndrome from non-cardiac causes.
Roberto Bassan (2002) conducted a review in Chest pain / Acute coronary syndrome. Chest Pain Units was evaluated. Chest pain units address the challenge of evaluating 5 to 8 million annual ED visits for chest pain in the United States, where over half of patients do not have a cardiac cause.
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