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ArticleOpen access emergency medicine : OAEM2016

Acute chest pain fast track at the emergency department: who was misdiagnosed for acute coronary syndrome?

Thidathit Prachanukool, Kasamon Aramvanitch, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Yuwares Sitthichanbuncha

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Article in Open access emergency medicine : OAEM, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Thidathit PrachanukoolDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok.
Kasamon AramvanitchDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok.
Kittisak SawanyawisuthDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Research Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH); Internal Medicine Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kean University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Yuwares SitthichanbunchaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok.
Ramathibodi Hospital · THKhon Kaen University · TH

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Abstract

backgroundAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a commonly treated disease in the emergency department (ED). Acute chest pain is a common presenting symptom of ACS. Acute chest pain fast track (ACPFT) is a triage to cover patients presenting with chest pain with the aims of early detection and treatment for ACS. This study aimed to assess the quality of the ACPFT with the aim of improving the quality of care for ACS patients.

methodsThis study was conducted at the ED in Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. The inclusion criterion was patients presenting with acute chest pain at the ED. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all eligible patients. The primary outcomes of this study were to determine time from door to electrocardiogram and time from door to treatment (coronary angiogram with percutaneous coronary intervention or thrombolytic therapy in the case of ST elevation myocardial infarction). The outcome was compared between those who were in and not in the ACPFT.

resultsDuring the study period, there were 616 eligible patients who were divided into ACPFT (n=352 patients; 57.1%) and non-ACPFT (n=264 patients; 42.9%) groups. In the ACPFT group (n=352), 315 patients (89.5%) received an electrocardiogram within 10 minutes. The final diagnosis of ACS was made in 80 patients (22.7%) in the ACPFT group and 13 patients (4.9%) in the non-ACPFT group (

conclusionThe ACPFT at the ED facilitated the prompt work-ups and intervention for ACS.

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myocardial infarctionoutcomestriageunstable angina

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