A prospective multi-centre study assessing the safety and effectiveness following the implementation of an accelerated chest pain pathway using point-of-care troponin for use in New Zealand rural hospital and primary care settings.

Rory Miller Garry NixonJohn W PickeringTim StokesRobin M TurnerJoanna YoungMarc GutensteinMichelle SmithTim NormanAntony WatsonPeter GeorgeGerald DevlinStephen Du ToitMartin Than

Published in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2022)

The RACPP is safe and effective at excluding MACEs in NZ rural hospital and primary care settings, where it can identify a group of low-risk patients who can be safely discharged home without transfer to hospital.

Keyphrases

primary care
healthcare
south africa
acute care
adverse drug
emergency department