Complications in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome with Contemporary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

With the implementation of early reperfusion therapy, the number of complications in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has diminished significantly. However, ACS patients are still routinely admitted to units with high-level monitoring such as the coronary or intensive care unit (CCU/ICU). The cost of these admissions is high and there is often a shortage of beds. The aim of this study was to analyze the complications in contemporary emergency department (ED) patients with ACS and to map patient management.

Methods

This observational study was a secondary analysis of data collected in the ESC-TROP trial (NCT03421873) that included 26,545 consecutive chest pain patients ≥18 years at five Swedish EDs. Complications were defined as the following within 30

SUBMITTER: Nilsson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11633864 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature