The Impact of Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol Implementation on Chest Pain Observation Unit Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data evaluating the impact of the history, ECG, age, risk factors, and troponin (HEART) Pathway on observation unit (OU) use is limited. The objective of this study is to determine how HEART Pathway implementation affects OU use.

Methods

An analysis of OU registry data from October 2012 to October 2016, 2 years before and after HEART Pathway implementation at an academic medical center, was conducted. Adult patients placed in the OU for chest pain were included. The proportion of patients placed in the OU chest pain protocol per total OU volume and hospitalization and myocardial infarction (MI) rates were determined. Proportions before versus after implementation were compared using χ2 tests and age was compared using a Mann-Whitney U test.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Husain I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014373 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature