Rupturing ascending aorta missed in the emergency room. Failure to properly evaluate chest pain in patients who subsequently die.
This article reports on 4 patients who were not properly evaluated in the emergency room when they presented with acute chest pain. All were discharged and eventually died from a ruptured ascending aorta. It calls attention to a serious problem that when mishandled can lead to a fatal outcome.
Department of Surgery's, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA.
J Ernesto
JE
Molina
D000328:Adult; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota