Impact of a high sensitivity troponin accelerated diagnostic protocol on the safety and emergency department length of stay of chest pain in an academic tertiary hospital: a quality improvement study.

Dana PhillipsDominick SheltonAikta VermaSamantha LiuVincent YeungIvy Cheng

Published in: CJEM (2023)

We safely introduced a hsTn accelerated diagnostic protocol in an academic ED. ED length of stay decreased for chest pain patients but did not meet our 1-h goal.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported