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Chest pain in the ambulance; prevalence, causes and outcome - a retrospective cohort study.

Claus Kjær PedersenCarsten StengaardKristian FriesgaardKaren Kaae DodtHanne Maare SøndergaardChristian Juhl TerkelsenMorten Thingemann Bøtker
Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2019)
Chest pain is a common reason for ambulance transport, but the majority of patients are discharged without a diagnosis and with a high survival rate. Early risk prediction seems to hold a potential for resource downgrading and thus cost-saving in selected chest pain patients.
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