Higher emergency physician chest pain hospitalization rates do not lead to improved patient outcomes
Background: Wide variation exists for hospital admission rates for the evaluation of possible
acute coronary syndrome, but there are limited data on physician-level variation. Our aim is …
acute coronary syndrome, but there are limited data on physician-level variation. Our aim is …
Variation in chest pain emergency department admission rates and acute myocardial infarction and death within 30 days in the Medicare population
PG Cotterill, P Deb, WH Shrank… - Academic Emergency …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The objective was to assess the relationship between emergency department
(ED) admission rates for Medicare beneficiaries with chest pain and outcomes, specifically …
(ED) admission rates for Medicare beneficiaries with chest pain and outcomes, specifically …
[HTML][HTML] Emergency department visits and subsequent hospital admission trends for patients with chest pain and a history of coronary artery disease
C Eichelberger, A Patel, Z Ding, CD Pericone… - Cardiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Hospitalization is the largest component of health care spending in the United
States. Most hospitalized patients first visit the emergency department (ED), where …
States. Most hospitalized patients first visit the emergency department (ED), where …
Low adverse event rates but high emergency department utilization in chest pain patients treated in an emergency department observation unit
AM Napoli, J Baird, S Tran, J Wang - Critical Pathways in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Nearly 40% of all previously admitted chest pain patients re-present to the
emergency department (ED) within 1 year regardless of stress testing, and nearly 5% of …
emergency department (ED) within 1 year regardless of stress testing, and nearly 5% of …
Risk for clinically relevant adverse cardiac events in patients with chest pain at hospital admission
MB Weinstock, S Weingart, F Orth… - JAMA internal …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Patients with potentially ischemic chest pain are commonly admitted to the
hospital or observed after a negative evaluation in the emergency department (ED) owing to …
hospital or observed after a negative evaluation in the emergency department (ED) owing to …
[HTML][HTML] Physician variability in management of emergency department patients with chest pain
PB Smulowitz, O Barrett, MM Hall… - Western Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We conducted a single-institution retrospective observational study of ED patients
with a diagnosis of chest pain as determined by diagnostic code from our hospital …
with a diagnosis of chest pain as determined by diagnostic code from our hospital …
Implementation of a risk stratification and management pathway for acute chest pain in the emergency department
CW Baugh, JO Greenberg, SA Mahler… - Critical pathways in …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Chest pain is a common complaint in the emergency department, and a small
but important minority represents an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Variation in diagnostic …
but important minority represents an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Variation in diagnostic …
Healthcare cost burden of acute chest pain presentations
Background This study aimed to estimate the direct healthcare cost burden of acute chest
pain attendances presenting to ambulance in Victoria, Australia, and to identify key cost …
pain attendances presenting to ambulance in Victoria, Australia, and to identify key cost …
Emergency physician risk estimates and admission decisions for chest pain: a web-based scenario study
DL Schriger, M Menchine, W Wiechmann… - Annals of Emergency …, 2018 - Elsevier
Study objective We conducted this study to better understand how emergency physicians
estimate risk and make admission decisions for patients with low-risk chest pain. Methods …
estimate risk and make admission decisions for patients with low-risk chest pain. Methods …
Emergency department volume and outcomes for patients after chest pain assessment
Background: Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for emergency department (ED)
visits in developed countries. Whether higher volume EDs have better outcomes, specifically …
visits in developed countries. Whether higher volume EDs have better outcomes, specifically …