BMC Emergency Medicine - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Emergency Medicine (ISSN 1471-227X) published by BioMed CentralA study to derive a clinical decision rule for triage of emergency department patients with chest pain: design and methodology- February 6, 2008 Background: Chest pain is the second most common chief complaint in North American emergency departments. Data from the U.S. suggest that 2.1% of patients with acute myocardial infarction and 2.3% of patients with unstable angina are misdiagnosed, with slightly higher rates reported in a recent Canadian study (4.6% and 6.4%, respectively). Information obtained from the history, 12-lead ECG, and a single set of cardiac enzymes is unable to identify patients who are safe for early discharge with..http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/8/3 |