Incidence, management and outcomes of patients with acute chest pain presenting to the emergency departments in China: findings from a prospective multicentre registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Early evaluation and treatment of patients with acute chest pain pose a massive challenge to the emergency care system worldwide. This study aims to determine the current burden and early management of acute chest pain presenting to the emergency departments (EDs) in China.

Design

The Evaluation and Management of Patients with Acute ChesT pain study is a prospective, multicentre and provincially representative registry of acute chest pain patients in Chinese EDs.

Setting

A stratified random sampling design generated the province representative sample of 21 public hospitals with independent EDs in Shandong, China. Each participating site consecutively enrolled patients for at least 12 months from August 2015 to September 2017.

Participants

A total of

SUBMITTER: Cheng K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11956399 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature