title: Are monitored telemetry beds necessary for patients with nontraumatic chest pain and normal or nonspecific electrocardiograms?
abstract: We evaluated the frequency of cardiovascular complications in chest pain patients with normal or non-specific electrocardiograms admitted to noncardiac care unit monitored beds and found that none of 261 patients had life-threatening dysrrhythmias requiring treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8350, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: McCuskey
authors.forename: G X
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Brogan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013686:Telemetry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data