Are monitored telemetry beds necessary for patients with nontraumatic chest pain and normal or nonspecific electrocardiograms?
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.
Hollander
J E
JE
Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8350, USA.
Valentine
S M
SM
McCuskey
C F
CF
Brogan
G X
GX
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