A streamlined Emergency Department approach to moderate risk chest pain in patients with no pre-existing coronary artery disease: A pilot study.

Christopher L JonesRobyn GallagherPaddy QuinnNick Si Rui LanDavid-Raj ThomasChristopher WoodChristopher LauWeng Man Sofia ChowVikram RajuJames M RankinAbdul Rahman IhdayhidArendts Glenn

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2023)

Our study suggests that patients with no pre-existing CAD can be safely managed by emergency physicians streamlining their ED management and decreasing LOS. This pathway could be used in other centres following confirmation of the results by a larger study.

Keyphrases

emergency department
coronary artery disease
primary care
public health
type diabetes
percutaneous coronary intervention
atrial fibrillation