A triage algorithm for the rapid clinical assessment and management of emergency department patients presenting with chest pain.
This article describes an algorithm for the rapid clinical assessment and evidence-based managemant of patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with chest pain. While broadly applicable, it is specifically designed for use in an ED-based chest pain unit, and incorporates time-sensitive pathways for patients with acute coronary syndromes as well as observation protocols for patients in which the etiology of chest pain is less clear.
Chng
Yi-Mei
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Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Kosowsky
Joshua M
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