2010
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.55.3.31a
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Timely Troponins Avoid Admissions: Clinical Assessment of Undifferentiated Chest Pain

Abstract: Background: Undifferentiated chest pain is a common presentation to acute medicine units. Targeted appropriately timed troponin analysis may reduce unnecessary admissions and relieve bed shortages. We investigated how reliably cardiac chest pain was identified clinically, whether patients had appropriately timed cardiac enzyme analysis, and implications upon rates of admission.Method: A prospective data collection was completed on 100 consecutive patients admitted with undifferentiated chest pain to an acute r… Show more

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