An online tool for nurse triage to evaluate risk for acute coronary syndrome at emergency department.
Background. To differentiate acute coronary syndrome (ACS) from other causes in patients presenting with chest pain at the emergency department (ED) is crucial and can be performed by the nurse triage. We evaluated the effectiveness of the ED nurse triage for ACS of the tertiary care hospital. Methods. We retrospectively enrolled consecutive patients who were identified as ACS at risk patients by the ED nurse triage. Patients were categorized as ACS and non-ACS group by the final diagnosis. Multivariate logistic analysis was used to predict factors associated with ACS. An online model predictive of ACS for the ED nurse triage was constructed. Results. There were 175 patients who met the study criteria. Of those, 28 patients (16.0%) were diagnosed with ACS. Patients with diabetes, patients with previous history of CAD, and those who had at least one character of ACS chest pain were independently associated with having ACS by multivariate logistic regression. The adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) were 4.220 (1.445, 12.327), 3.333 (1.040, 10.684), and 12.539 (3.876, 40.567), respectively. Conclusions. The effectiveness of the ED nurse triage for ACS was 16%. The online tool is available for the ED triage nurse to evaluate risk of ACS in individuals.
Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Yuwares
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Sittichanbuncha
Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Patchaya
P
Sanpha-Asa
Department of Computer Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Theerayut
0000-0002-6210-8573
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Thongkrau
Department of Computer Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Chaiyapon
C
Keeratikasikorn
Central Library, Silpakorn University, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
Noppadol
N
Aekphachaisawat
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand ; Research Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Kittisak
0000-0003-3570-8474
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Sawanyawisuth