Healthcare cost burden of acute chest pain presentations.
Luke P DawsonEmily NehmeZiad NehmeElla ZomerJason BloomShelley CoxDavid AndersonMichael StephensonJeffrey LefkovitsAndrew TaylorDavid KayeLouise CullenKaren SmithDion StubPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2023)
Total annual costs for acute chest pain presentations are increasing, and a significant proportion of the cost burden relates to low-risk patients and non-specific pain. These data highlight the need to improve the cost-efficiency of chest pain care pathways.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- liver failure
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory failure
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic pain
- pain management
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- electronic health record
- neuropathic pain
- patient reported outcomes
- affordable care act