Prehospital triage of patients with acute cardiac complaints: study protocol of HART-c, a multicentre prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a major healthcare problem associated with worse patient outcomes and increased costs. Attempts to reduce ED overcrowding of patients with cardiac complaints have so far focused on in-hospital triage and rapid risk stratification of patients with chest pain at the ED. The Hollands-Midden Acute Regional Triage-Cardiology (HART-c) study aimed to assess the amount of patients left at home in usual ambulance care as compared with the new prehospital triage method. This method combines paramedic assessment and expert cardiologist consultation using live monitoring, hospital data and real-time admission capacity.

Methods and analysis

Patients visited by the emergency medical services (EMS) for cardiac complaints are included.

SUBMITTER: de Koning E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7883865 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature