The assessment of acute chest pain in New Zealand rural hospitals utilising point-of-care troponin

Rory Miller; Garry Nixon

doi:10.1071/HC18007

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The assessment of acute chest pain in New Zealand rural hospitals utilising point-of-care troponin

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The assessment of acute chest pain in New Zealand rural hospitals utilising point-of-care troponin

Rory Miller and Garry Nixon

Journal of primary health care, Vol.10(1), pp.90-92

01/03/2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/HC18007

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/44017

Abstract

In response to a Ministry of Health directive, New Zealand District Health Boards have developed emergency department accelerated Diagnostic Chest Pain Pathways (ACPPs) combining objective scoring, CG and high sensitivity troponin (hsTn) to facilitate the safe and early discharge of patients who present with suspected cardiac origin chest pain.

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Record Identifier: 9926660002901891
Title: The assessment of acute chest pain in New Zealand rural hospitals utilising point-of-care troponin
Creators: Rory Miller
Garry Nixon
Publication Details: Journal of primary health care, Vol.10(1), pp.90-92
Academic Unit: Health Sciences Divisional Office; Primary Health Care (DSM)
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date published ; e-published: 01/03/2018
Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Letter/Communication